Gender issues in aviation: pilot perceptions and employment relations. From: International Journal of Employment Studies | Date: April 1, 2006| Author: Mitchell, Jim; Kristovics, Alexandra; Vermeulen, Leo | COPYRIGHT 2006 GROWES Research Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

This article examines the Australian component of a crosscultural study of gender issues in aviation. For over twenty years female pilots have had access to the professional pilot positions within airlines but their numbers continue to be very low. Both the civil and military sectors in the aviation industry continue to be dominated by masculine perceptions and behaviours. The survey of 1114 pilots in Australia was conducted to ascertain their perceptions of female pilots. The resul...

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