ediTT = Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Think Tank

This is a space to share research on EDI efforts within the aviation and aerospace industry with the goal of collaboratively moving the needle for positive change to make the industry safer, more inclusive, diverse and family-friendly.
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Hey, aviation industry!
​Where are the woman?

Woman comprise 46.% of the total US labor force; but, a mere 5.6% in the pilot workforce.

And, only 2% of them are Captains.
Stats here and here

Problem #1:  Schedule Predictability

Problem #2: 
​Bias and Discrimination
  • In a 2019 study, 24% of career female pilots said that bias and discrimination was the #1 reason that the industry can't recruit more woman.

  • A second study showed that a "perceived negative culture" was the second biggest deterrent for young girls considering a career in aviation (behind cost).
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  • 27% of career female pilots surveyed said that ending bias and discrimination was the most important factor to retaining women in the industry (behind schedule predictability).

Problem #3: Structural Bias
​- minimal support for caregivers

Solutions - Allyship

Check out Michelle King's 100 Actions for Equality. Here are some of our favorites:

Resource Library
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Book Recommendations:

Michelle King, PhD. The Fix: Overcome the Invisible Barriers that are Holding Women back at Work
Stefanie Johnson, PhD. Inclusify: The Power of Uniqueness and Belonging to Build Innovative Teams
Caroline Criado Perez.  Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
Ijeoma Oluo. So You want to Talk about Race.
Melinda Gates. The Moment of Lift
Amy Cuddy, PhD. Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges
Dolly Chugh, PhD. The Person You Mean to Be - How Good People Fight Bias
Jennifer Eberhardt, PhD. Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice that Shapes what we See, Think and Do.
Anne Marie Slaughter. Unfinished Business
Brigid Schulte. Overwhlemed: How to Work, Love, and Play when No One has the Time
Emily Nagoski, PhD & Amelia Nagoski, DMA. Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle
Angela Saini. Inferior: How Science got Women Wrong - and the New Research that's Rewriting the Story
Jill Filipovic. The H-Spot
​Robin Diangelo White Fragility

Article Recommendations:

Harvard Business School. Why Don’t More Organizations Understand the Power of Diversity and Inclusion?  James Heskett 
Forbes. Inclusion not only diversity should be the goal if we want an equitable workplace. Naz Beheshti
Forbes. Allyship - The key to unlocking the power of diversity. Sheree Atcheson
Harvard Business Review. Why Diverse Teams are Smarter. David Rock and Heidi Grant