LEXINGTON, Kentucky — The Aerospace Education Center at The Aviation Museum of Kentucky recently held its first-ever Girls in Aerospace program, aimed at encouraging girls between the ages of 10 and 17 to explore the world of aviation and aerospace, as well as pursue careers in the field.
The program, funded by NASA Kentucky at the University of Kentucky, featured 10 presenters who showed the participants that there is more to aviation and aerospace than just being a pilot. Speakers spoke on a variety of career possibilities, including aerospace engineering, the military, aircraft maintenance, air traffic control, flight instructing, and more.
During the day-long program, museum chairman Jim McCormick emphasized that “every girl deserves the chance to reach for the stars and explore the exciting world of aerospace.”
The success of the first program “has paved the way for future programs to be planned,” said museum officials, who added they hope “that more young girls will be inspired to pursue careers in aviation and aerospace.”
I’m thinking history says women have been in aviation, and everything else, since shortly after the start.
Yet here I am today trying to fill diversity quotas with people that don’t want to expend their effort.
Completely agree with You Kent Misegades. You’re so right. We now live in a totally crazy and hypocrite world.
Since when have females been excluded from “the chance to reach for the stars and explore the exciting world of aerospace.” ? Engineering and flying are not dependent on whether the person involved is male or female. These sort of programs send a message to the boys that they are not welcome, and that hyphenated pilots are preferred. See United Airlines’ Aviate program, which has gone full-woke. I will not fly United as a result. I want a pilot up front who is proficient, not one that fills some woke quota. “Go woke, go broke.”
Mr Misegades, 3/24/23
I’m sorry you missed out on our Girls in Aerospace program. Because of the disparity and lack of women in aerospace and aviation, the museum was attempting to change that fact. Yes, you are correct the careers in aerospace/aviation shouldn’t differentiate between the sexes. Our space program may not have made it to the moon if it weren’t for women. Our stereotypical society doesn’t think of girls studying math and science in school to develop a career in aerospace/aviation. In a small way, the Aviation Museum of Kentucky is attempting to alter that mindset.