class, race, and gender

Running Head : Class , race , and gender

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Class , race , and gender

Introduction

Women in Aviation (WAI ) was established in 1994 though it had officially began four years before , 1990 and was aimed in encouraging women in seeking opportunities in the aviation industry . According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA , among the more than 700 ,000 pilots in the United States , only about six percent are women and two percent of this number has ATP rating . In the non-pilot aviation , only 2 percent of the

br approximately 540 ,000 jobs in the United States are occupied by women

The WAI is a non profit organization that s aimed at encouraging women in advancing their careers and interests in aviation related fields These fields include astronauts , aviations technicians , corporate pilots , air traffic controllers , aircraft owners , managers and other fields in the industry

Position of women in the aviation society

According to the Douglas Deborah book , American Women and Flight since 1940 , women were not believe being capable of holding big positions and being given some responsibilities in the industry . These were taken in the societal perspective whereby women were taken as minor and could only per take house hold chores

In this book , Deborah talks about women in the aviation industry since 1940 and how women can be encouraged to advance in aviation related careers . The information that is included contains how the women contributed in World War II to may 2003 . These contributions include women...