AC Women’s Day Recognition
Mar 8, 2019, 12:20 pm
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https://www.newswire.ca/news-release...800071405.html
necessary tribute, but can’t wait for the day when this is the longer necessary because we treat everyone with respect without the need to attach labels or categories.
necessary tribute, but can’t wait for the day when this is the longer necessary because we treat everyone with respect without the need to attach labels or categories.
Mar 8, 2019, 12:47 pm
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just barely registers on my humor meter...nice try.
Where it really mattes at AC, quite lacking...
https://www.aircanada.com/content/ai...ographies.html
Only 5 women of 24 Execs (20%)
https://www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/...directors.html
And on the Board, only slightly better
Only 3 women of 11 members (24%)
just barely registers on my humor meter...nice try.
Where it really mattes at AC, quite lacking...
https://www.aircanada.com/content/ai...ographies.html
Only 5 women of 24 Execs (20%)
https://www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/...directors.html
And on the Board, only slightly better
Only 3 women of 11 members (24%)
Mar 8, 2019, 2:29 pm
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As a person who's been lucky enough to work with some very strong, capable women in male-dominated industries (aviation and firefighting), I too can't wait until gender is no longer deemed worthy of regard. We're getting there, slowly but surely.
As a 40-something white man, I'm not threatened but excited for the opportunity to benefit from different perspectives. I'm hoping there will still be room for us too.
As a 40-something white man, I'm not threatened but excited for the opportunity to benefit from different perspectives. I'm hoping there will still be room for us too.
Mar 8, 2019, 2:41 pm
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Mar 8, 2019, 6:41 pm
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Interesting CTV video all about the AC all-female crew flight and ground crew etc. Turn on the volume. lol
https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=1631357
https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=1631357
Mar 8, 2019, 7:24 pm
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That's a great video, but I can't help but wonder why such coverage is still necessary. These all-female crew milestones have been attained years ago and women have made inroads to every aspect of aviation as was stated in the piece. Somebody please challenge my male perspective, but isn't the constant coverage counter-intuitive to accepting women as equals? Wouldn't efforts be better directed spending time at schools and colleges actively presenting to, encouraging and recruiting girls and women?
The figure of 4% of airline pilots being female (I've also read 6%) seems low to me. My opinion is merely observationally-based; I spend hundreds of hours on aviation frequencies, and my impression is that a lot more than 6% of the pilots' and controllers' voices are female, except perhaps for some of the Asian carriers.
The figure of 4% of airline pilots being female (I've also read 6%) seems low to me. My opinion is merely observationally-based; I spend hundreds of hours on aviation frequencies, and my impression is that a lot more than 6% of the pilots' and controllers' voices are female, except perhaps for some of the Asian carriers.
Mar 9, 2019, 12:41 am
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This smacks of “and on this one day a year we let the ladies fly the plane without any men to watch over what they’re doing”. It’s like AC is trolling itself without realizing.
Mar 9, 2019, 1:53 am
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Mar 9, 2019, 3:26 am
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I’m with Morgan Freeman on these things
Every day is international women’s day for me. And also international men’s day, international transgender people’s day, etc
the sooner all this divisive nonsense ends the better IMO
Every day is international women’s day for me. And also international men’s day, international transgender people’s day, etc
the sooner all this divisive nonsense ends the better IMO