Author : Shannon McLoughlin Morrison
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 100092369X
Total Pages : 105 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (9 download)
Book Synopsis Women of Color in the Aviation Industry by : Shannon McLoughlin Morrison
Download or read book Women of Color in the Aviation Industry written by Shannon McLoughlin Morrison and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-08-04 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women of Color in the Aviation Industry offers a critical look at the reasons why the aviation industry remains underrepresented with minoritized groups, particularly women of color. Despite the increased efforts to advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion within the industry, the diversity of its employees remains stagnant. Through interviews and conversations with a number of women of color, this book argues that the industry is not doing enough to create and sustain a more equitable workforce. In this book, readers will discover why less than 4% of qualified, commercial airline pilots are women, and of that, less than 1% are Black women. The numbers of Latinx, Indigenous people, Asian, and other people of color working in the aviation industry are lacking. This book explores how the aviation industry often fails to incorporate the experiences of women of color when developing and implementing diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, and offers different perspectives on why it remains challenging to recruit and retain minoritized people to the industry. By bringing in the experiences of a variety of women, this book asks readers to reflect on what it means for an organization to describe itself as one that supports diversity, equity, and inclusion. This timely, important book is a valuable resource for a wide spectrum of researchers and students in aviation as well as gender, race, and ethnic studies. Whilst the examples in this book serve as a case study for aviation, it can be used to examine other fields encountering similar challenges in creating a more equitable workforce.