IAWA/IATA Connect Breakfast during the Wings of Change Americas (WOCA) 2024 event in Santiago, Chile
The International Aviation Women’s Association (IAWA), a global network that brings together women in leadership positions within the aviation and aerospace industry, will host a very special breakfast on April 11, starting at 8 am, to discuss the importance of diversity and inclusion in shaping the industry’s development. The event, sponsored by Airbus, will take […]
International Women in Travel & Tourism Forum and Awards to return in June
The International Women in Travel & Tourism Forum (IWTTF) and Awards will return on June 26-27 this year. The event promises lively discussions, thought-provoking debate and celebrations of the best in diversity, equity and inclusion within the travel, tourism and hospitality sector. Since its inception in 2019, IWTTF has provided an international and inclusive platform […]
Women are less than 3% of aviation maintenance technicians. Why?
Jennifer Morgan’s day at work at Southwest Airlines includes strapping herself to a harness and standing on top of a Boeing 737. She does it while sporting her signature tall blonde hair and a Southwest blue button-up shirt. The 52-year-old is known as “Powder” to her colleagues — almost all of whom are men. She’s […]
Delta updates annual diversity progress in ‘Closing the Gap’
Delta has increased representation of women, Black talent and other underrepresented racial and ethnic groups in roles across the company, according to its second annual Close the Gap report, a pivotal step in fulfilling its commitment to grow diversity in its leadership. The report tracks the gap between the diversity of frontline talent and leadership […]
Forbes recognizes Delta as a Best Employer for Women for 2022
Delta is one of Forbes’ Best Workplaces for Women in the U.S. for a second year in a row, with employees giving top marks to the airline’s working conditions, benefits and representation of women in leadership. The Forbes ranking reflects Delta’s ongoing efforts to be a great workplace for women in hiring and recruitment and […]
Airlines from the Americas region reconfirm their commitment to 25by2025
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed the continued focus on diversity and inclusion of airlines based in the Americas region, illustrated by their renewed commitment to the industry-wide 25by2025 initiative, in which participating companies commit to increase the number of women in senior positions and in under-represented jobs and report annually on key diversity […]
ICAO and ILO to enhance cooperation on contributing to sustainable development and gender equality in aviation sector labour
Data collection and the promotion of the sustainable development benefits provided by aviation professions, particularly for women, are the focus of a new agreement signed by ICAO Council President Salvatore Sciacchitano and the International Labour Organization (ILO) Director-General Guy Ryder. Under the new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), ICAO and the ILO will work to leverage […]
Senior management needs more women
Yvonne Manzi Makolo, CEO RwandAir, says the air transport industry must continue to improve diversity. Interview by Graham Newton. What were the worst aspects of the crisis for you as an airline CEO? It has been very difficult every day and it is still difficult. It has been a long 18 months. The biggest challenge […]
FITUR WOMAN pone foco en impulsar la visibilidad y el liderazgo de las mujeres
Ministras y diversas expertas han puesto en valor la necesidad de potenciar y hacer visible el liderazgo de las mujeres en el sector turístico, en FITUR WOMAN, la nueva sección que incorpora este año FITUR en su edición “Especial recuperación Turismo” que, organizada por IFEMA MADRID, se está celebrando del 19 al 23 de mayo. […]
WTTC launches ground-breaking initiative to support women in Travel & Tourism
The world’s leading Travel & Tourism leaders pledged to work towards women’s equality and boost female representation in leadership roles in an announcement before the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC). The commitment came as WTTC, which represents the Travel & Tourism private sector, launched its Women’s Initiative, at its Global Summit in Cancun, with […]
