THE International Air Transport Association (IATA) will now promote active discrimination in hiring against men among its member airlines to improve 'gender diversity,' the Montreal-based avaition lobby announced.
In Canada, where IATA is based, the current Canadian federal cabinet is 50-50 male and female as a deliberate policy, while 27 per cent of the elected members are female.
'Increasing the number of women in senior positions at member airlines by either 25 per cent against current metrics or to 25 per cent overall by 2025,' said the IATA press release its central goal.
'Increasing the number of women in under-represented jobs, such as pilots and operational positions, by either 25 per cent against current metrics or to 25 per cent overall by 2025' is a policy goat, reported New York's Air Cargo World.
So far, China Eastern Airlines, Lufthansa Group and Qatar Airways have signed on to the campaign. While reporting around the issue of gender diversity in aviation has been inconsistent, IATA estimates women make up about five per cent of pilots and three per cent of airline CEOs globally - figures that demonstrate 'the gender imbalance in the industry is clear,' IATA said.
Last year, the Wall Street Journal reported on a study indicating that among purchasing and supply chain professionals in the US, men earned 29 per cent more than female coworkers in 2017.
That gap widened for those with more industry experience, as men in the industry for between 15 and 19 years earned 48 per cent more than women with the same experience.
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In Canada, where IATA is based, the current Canadian federal cabinet is 50-50 male and female as a deliberate policy, while 27 per cent of the elected members are female.
'Increasing the number of women in senior positions at member airlines by either 25 per cent against current metrics or to 25 per cent overall by 2025,' said the IATA press release its central goal.
'Increasing the number of women in under-represented jobs, such as pilots and operational positions, by either 25 per cent against current metrics or to 25 per cent overall by 2025' is a policy goat, reported New York's Air Cargo World.
So far, China Eastern Airlines, Lufthansa Group and Qatar Airways have signed on to the campaign. While reporting around the issue of gender diversity in aviation has been inconsistent, IATA estimates women make up about five per cent of pilots and three per cent of airline CEOs globally - figures that demonstrate 'the gender imbalance in the industry is clear,' IATA said.
Last year, the Wall Street Journal reported on a study indicating that among purchasing and supply chain professionals in the US, men earned 29 per cent more than female coworkers in 2017.
That gap widened for those with more industry experience, as men in the industry for between 15 and 19 years earned 48 per cent more than women with the same experience.
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