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Flossie Arend On Gender Equality |
| The reason why we've covered women in air
cargo since 1975 is because once upon a time, the only woman you saw in
aviation was pushing a beverage cart down the aisle of a plane or pictured
half-dressed on the walls of a cargo facility. We have come a long way from the days when women were only allowed subservient jobs under men, and feel it is important to both showcase it and shed a light on the fact that no, things were not always this fair. 
We do believe that anyone who is worthy of
a job should have it, regardless of gender, but the sad fact is that gender
inequality is something that is deeply ingrained in our society at a subconscious
level, and therefore it is quite an insidious and dangerous thing. The reason
why companies have quotas is because in the past, companies showed undue
favor towards men simply because they were men, overlooking women simply
because they were women.To say that gender issues benefit only one gender is an interesting stance to take given the fact that the term ‘gender issues’ only makes sense historically as a term that arose because the ‘fairer sex’ was routinely ignored and passed over for work and other opportunities. Men as a gender have always had the upper hand, held the better positions, been paid more and offered more opportunities. The issue is not that things are no longer that way, because they have improved; it is that people sincerely believe that those old prejudices have passed when all that has happened is it has gone underground.  Sexism
and gender bias are a struggle that women must contend with every day, in
ways that men simply do not. Women have to prove themselves in ways that
men do not, because historically men have always been a part of the work
force where women have only entered the picture in the last century.We are proud of our Women in Air Cargo series and we are proud of the women we showcase. They deserve to have their stories heard as much as anyone else, and we provide a spotlight on them because the story of their struggle ties into the history of women’s struggle as a gender to have a voice and a place in this world. They are an inspiration to all women. Flossie Arend Managing Editor |
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Publisher-Geoffrey Arend • Managing
Editor-Flossie Arend • Editor Emeritus-Richard Malkin |
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