WAI's 8th annual day of worldwide educational outreach took place September 24 with more than 120 events held at airports, FBOs, museums and hangars in 19 countries across the U.S., Canada, Europe, Africa, and Asia. [Courtesy: Women in Aviation International]
Key Takeaways:
The aviation industry faces a significant gender gap, with women comprising only about 6% of the workforce.
Women in Aviation International (WAI) is actively working to bridge this gap, with its 2022 Girls in Aviation Day (GIAD) engaging over 16,000 girls worldwide through educational and hands-on activities.
To sustain interest beyond the annual event, WAI relaunched its "Aviation For Girls" app, offering year-round educational content, and introduced a new free junior membership for those aged 18 and younger.
These programs are designed to inspire and continuously engage young girls, aiming to significantly increase female representation and diversify the future of the aviation and aerospace industry.
In aviation, the gender gap is undeniable. Women represent only about 6 percent of the workforce, according to Women in Aviation International (WAI), a non-profit that mentors women and men in the industry.
That gap, however, is set to shrink in the future if the numbers from the WAI’s 2022 Girls in Aviation Day (GIAD) are any indication.
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Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.
