Jetstar works to boost number of women in engineering
For the past year, Jetstar has had a policy in place to aim for an even split between male and female candidates for interviews and shortlisted for jobs. If that cannot be achieved in the event nobody from a specific gender applied or met critical technical and safety qualifications, an explanation must be provided. Jetstar's efforts to increase gender diversity were recognised on Thursday evening, when industry group Aviation/Aerospace Australia named it as the award winner in the Outstanding Strategy for Diversity Category at its 2016 Airspace Awards. Aviation/Aerospace Australia CE Ken McLean said progressive airlines around the world had abandoned the position of having women in the cabin and men in the cockpit. "Incentives and quotas have helped reverse this situation," he said. "The challenge now is to ensure women are well represented in the technical aspects of aviation, such as maintenance, dispatch and piloting." In NSW, less than 1% of aircraft maintenance engineers are female, making them even rarer than female pilots. In Australia, women comprise around 5 to 10% of pilots at the major airlines, varying by carrier.<br/>
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Jetstar works to boost number of women in engineering
For the past year, Jetstar has had a policy in place to aim for an even split between male and female candidates for interviews and shortlisted for jobs. If that cannot be achieved in the event nobody from a specific gender applied or met critical technical and safety qualifications, an explanation must be provided. Jetstar's efforts to increase gender diversity were recognised on Thursday evening, when industry group Aviation/Aerospace Australia named it as the award winner in the Outstanding Strategy for Diversity Category at its 2016 Airspace Awards. Aviation/Aerospace Australia CE Ken McLean said progressive airlines around the world had abandoned the position of having women in the cabin and men in the cockpit. "Incentives and quotas have helped reverse this situation," he said. "The challenge now is to ensure women are well represented in the technical aspects of aviation, such as maintenance, dispatch and piloting." In NSW, less than 1% of aircraft maintenance engineers are female, making them even rarer than female pilots. In Australia, women comprise around 5 to 10% of pilots at the major airlines, varying by carrier.<br/>
