While I agree there are more men as frequent travelers in the skies today, that is a product of the work environment for the past oh, 20 years, not whether women are less interested in the programs, themselves. Speaking as a woman that has traveled most of her professional life (and is a high end FF in many programs), I can say that most of my female peers do not enjoy the travel for two reasons. One, of course, is the impact of travel on their families, and the second is the abominable treatment afforded many women by the travel industry. Here are a few I have experienced in the past three months (if I dug back any further in the past you would be reading all night!!!):

Continental Airlines (Gold Elite): On 3 flights in 2 weeks, I was in FC (upgrades). The FA passed by myself in the first row to ensure all the men had their coats hung. When I spoke up asking for some attention, I was told they would "get right to me". Granted I may have been dressed casually (as is the norm for many), but so were half the men in that cabin! On one flight I was even told there was no more room for coats and I was the 2nd person in the cabin! During the flights it seems that men never have a trouble getting refills on their drinks, but I am rarely offered anything.

Hyatt (Diamond): Now here they offered me ground floor smoking accomodations after I had already checked in through 1-800-checkin. Funny, they lost my reservation, but the gentleman ahead of me had no problem obtaining a room on a higher level. After explaining I did not feel safe on the ground floor, the clerk shrugged and told me there was nothing she could do. After 30 minutes of arguing with her and the manager, I contacted the Hyatt reservations center, who managed to find me a suite to stay in.

Now I can go on and on, but the truth is, that most of the service personnel are not trained to appropriately handle female travelers, and hotels are far from security consious. I revel in utilizing my FF points and often take exotic vacations with my husband, but I have to say that I receive the best treatment when I am with him (and he has no status).

Any comments ladies????