"Absent Aviators consolidates a diverse range of issues from a number of authors from Australia, Austria, the United States, Canada, South Africa and the United Kingdom. Each of the chapters is research-based and aims to present a broad picture of gender issues in aviation, gendered workplaces and sociology, underpinned by sound theoretical perspectives and methodologies. The book will prove to be a valuable contribution to the debates on women in masculine-oriented occupations and a practical guide for the aviation industry to help overcome the looming shortfall of pilots"--Provided by publisher
Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; About the Editors; About the Contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I Identifying Gender Issues in Piloting; 1 The Junctures of Intersectionality; 2 Difficult, Dangerous, Not a Job for Girls; 3 Fast Women; Postscript to Chapter 3; 4 Gender-Based Attitudes Regarding Pilot Behaviour; Part II Barriers in Military and Civil Aviation; 5 Unexpected Turbulence; 6 Grounded? Female Pilots, Gender Identity and Integration into the Australian Defence Force; 7 Another Empty Kitchen: Gender Issues on the Flight Deck
8 Flying through Barriers: Identifying Issues for Female Airline PilotsPart III Technical Issues; 9 Automation in Light Aircraft; 10 Gender Issues in Usability of Glass Cockpit for General Aviation Aircraft; 11 Glass Cockpits in General Aviation: A Comparison of Male and Female Pilots' Perceptions; Part IV Taking Action; 12 Leaving Gender 'In': The Royal Australian Air Force's Project to Increase the Representation of Female Pilots; 13 The Teaching Women to Fly Research Project; Conclusion; Index
