Where Are All the Black Women in the Flight Deck?
Black women make up less than 1% of pilots in America. Sisters of the Skies, an industry advocacy and mentorship group, aims to change that
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As gender parity goes, 2019 has seen a slow, steady advancement of women in leadership positions, with women-owned businesses growing at a faster rate than all businesses across the U.S., according to a recent report by American Express. It’s been a slightly different story in the aviation industry.
Women make up just over 7% of all pilots in the U.S., according to the most recent data from the Federal Aviation Administration. The numbers are even worse for black women—who, based on recent estimates, make up fewer than 1% of all pilots holding airline transport, pilot, commercial, military, and/or certified flight instructor licenses.