A Qantas online forum, which contains sexist comments and other negative remarks, was discovered. According to sources, the members of the online forum were usually talking about their female coworkers.
Qantas Online Forum Containing Sexist Comments Leaked!
According to Business Insider's latest report, Australian pilots included in the controversial Qantas online forum were making sexist and disparaging comments.
The majority of their remarks are targeting female colleagues. They are even talking about the Australian national airline's CEO Vanessa Hudson.
The online forum was allegedly moderated by a Qantas captain, who is among dozens of employees included in the chatroom.
Their misogynistic remarks and comments dated back as far as 2018. One of the comments identified was posted in 2019.
The Qantas employee said that "a rapid influx" of female pilots were getting pregnant.
The staff sarcastically stated that these lady colleagues were asking for flexible work arrangements, and yet they still spawn offspring.
Another one said that women pilots have more advantages compared to men. However, the comment was far from good at all.
"They can go off, run their breeding program, or get a cushy job in the office at twice the pay of the other full-time office staff whilst chestfeeding," said the man.
"Have their kids. Keep their seniority number. Come back and do their command. Be chosen for management roles over a dude," he added.
The online forum was already deleted after the issue was leaked.
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What Will Qantas Do to Involved Male Employees?
As of writing, Qantas Airways hasn't made any comment regarding the controversial online forum. But, Dick Tobiano, a Qantas chief pilot, condemned the sexist and misogynistic remarks made by the chatroom's members.
He said that what they said to their female colleagues are completely unacceptable. The chief pilot added that the remarks that these men made are offensive and don't reflect the values of the Australian national airline.
Tobiano shared that many female pilots at Qantas are indeed talented and they want to encourage these women to do their best.
The Qantas official further stated that the aviation industry has not been good when it comes to gender equality. He added that some people in the Australian travel company clearly have outdated mindsets.
As of press time, female pilots and other staff are still increasing at Qantas. It is estimated that around 7% of the company's pilots are women; 15% of the are at QantasLink, as reported by News.Com.Au.
Meanwhile, roughly 20% of the pilots at the Qantas Group Pilot Academy are females. These details clearly show that women are now starting to enter the aviation industry, not just as stewardesses, but as pilots and other important roles.
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