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L-R: IFALPA HUPER Chairperson Captain Tanja Harter, ISA+21 International Society of Women Airline Pilots
rep to IFALPA Captain Tara Traynor Cook, IFALPA Female Pilots’ Working Group Lead Captain Nina Moers

The mission of the Female Pilots Working Group is to assist the Federation and its Member Associa-
tions in adequately representing their female air line pilots to improve their working environment
by developing policies and exchanging information on the following subjects which include but are
not limited to:

• Pregnancy - including maternity leave, breastfeeding, effects on the seniority and longevity list,
parental leave, flexible rostering;
• Specific medical issues;
• CRM - including gender bias, training issues and harassment, peer support and mentoring;
• The examination of culture, stereotypes, and biases and their impact on decisions related to
gender and aviation at home, in schools, and in the workplace, and how to take measures to
eliminate or mitigate them;
• Networking and outreach – including interaction with other Industry Groups such as ICAO,
Women in Aviation International, and Young Women in Aviation; encouraging women to be part
of the Next Generation of Aviation Proessionals;
• Work/life balance
• Pay equity, pension equity and female pilot salaries

The Working Group will liaise and collaborate with the other IFALPA Standing Committees as ap-
propriate. It has been agreed that Captain Nina Moers from VC will lead the Working Group with
secretariat support from IFALPA Senior Technical Officer Carole Couchman. The Working Group has
its own email address as well as a workspace on the Hub. Most of the work will be done via the
workspace and emails but the group will aim for two face-to-face meetings a year.

As groups of female pilots around the world begin to reach some of these goals, the profession will
look more attractive not only to women today, but to the Next Generation of Aviation Profession-
als. The WG hopes to particularly engage the female pilots within IFALPA’s MAs. The hope is that
as many women pilots as possible will provide their input and experience to enrich the work of the
group.

As the Global Voice of Pilots, it is well within IFALPA’s mission to take a leading role in enhancing the
working conditions and work/life balance for all pilots. Improvements for female pilots will inevitably
lead to improvements within the entire profession.

To join the IFALPA Female Pilots’ Working Group, please email Carole Couchman, Senior Technical
Officer, at [email protected].