Den kvinnliga piloten på piedestalen - hur en minoritet upplever sin karriär inom ett mansdominerat yrke
(2020) FLYL01 20201School of Aviation
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Introduktion: Kvinnliga piloter är en minoritet inom trafikflyget. Kvinnliga chefer är också ovanligt. Forskning visar också att kvinnliga piloter utsätts för diskriminering. Syfte: Denna studie har som syfte att uppmärksamma hur kvinnliga kommersiella piloter ser på sin karriär inom en bransch där de tydligt är en minoritet Metod: Studien utfördes genom kvalitativa intervjuer. Resultat: Kaptensgrad och ett fungerande socialt liv är generellt sett målen med karriären. Majoriteten av informanterna ser fler negativa sidor av yrket än positiva trots detta verkar lön och kärleken till flygandet överväga dessa. Slutsats: De kollegiala relationerna upplevs som professionellt goda men ökad press och diskriminering förekommer. Stor problematik... (More)
- Introduktion: Kvinnliga piloter är en minoritet inom trafikflyget. Kvinnliga chefer är också ovanligt. Forskning visar också att kvinnliga piloter utsätts för diskriminering. Syfte: Denna studie har som syfte att uppmärksamma hur kvinnliga kommersiella piloter ser på sin karriär inom en bransch där de tydligt är en minoritet Metod: Studien utfördes genom kvalitativa intervjuer. Resultat: Kaptensgrad och ett fungerande socialt liv är generellt sett målen med karriären. Majoriteten av informanterna ser fler negativa sidor av yrket än positiva trots detta verkar lön och kärleken till flygandet överväga dessa. Slutsats: De kollegiala relationerna upplevs som professionellt goda men ökad press och diskriminering förekommer. Stor problematik kring graviditet och familjeliv upplevs. (Less)
- Abstract
- Introduction: Female pilots are a minority in commercial aviation. Female managers in aviation are also rare. Research has shown that female pilots are a subject to discrimination. Objective: The objective of this study is how female commercial pilots view on their career in a business where they are a minority. Method: The study was conducted through qualitative interviews. Results: To become a captain and having a functioning social life are generally the career goals. The majority of the informants experiences more negative aspects of the profession than positive ones, despite that, the salary and the love of flying seem to outweigh them. Conclusion: The collegial relationships are perceived as professionally good but increased pressure... (More)
- Introduction: Female pilots are a minority in commercial aviation. Female managers in aviation are also rare. Research has shown that female pilots are a subject to discrimination. Objective: The objective of this study is how female commercial pilots view on their career in a business where they are a minority. Method: The study was conducted through qualitative interviews. Results: To become a captain and having a functioning social life are generally the career goals. The majority of the informants experiences more negative aspects of the profession than positive ones, despite that, the salary and the love of flying seem to outweigh them. Conclusion: The collegial relationships are perceived as professionally good but increased pressure and discrimination exists. Major problems regarding pregnancy and family life are experienced. (Less)
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- author
- Ljungqvist Bonin, Emelie LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- FLYL01 20201
- year
- 2020
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Kvinnlig pilot, pilot, kommersiell pilot, genus, flyg, minoritet, Female pilot, commercial pilot, gender, aviation, minority, FLYL01
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9025409
- date added to LUP
- 2020-07-27 15:23:55
- date last changed
- 2020-07-27 15:23:55
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