Women constitute nearly 80% of U.S. flight attendants, and more than two-thirds of them have been sexually harassed during their careers, according to a recent survey by the Assn. of Flight Attendants-CWA.
. In one case, a 13-year-old girl was assaulted by a 26-year-old man. He was convicted and has since been released from prison.flight attendants recently sued the airline in federal courtRecently, another, more pervasive peril has come into sharper focus, thanks to a report by a flight attendants union. Women constitute nearly 80% of U.S.
Why these issues weren’t addressed before is partly the result of underreporting, said Taylor Garland, a representative for the flight attendants’ union. Some flight attendants simply didn’t think they would be believed. Passenger incidents involving flight attendants also fell into an “other” category on reports and were not classified as harassment.
The double whammy of a flight attendant issue: When a female flight attendant becomes the victim, she’s responsible for passenger safety on the flight and yet finds herself in jeopardy. Ultimately, what saved her was a letter from her abuser. Appalled by his own drunken behavior on the flight, he asked her for forgiveness, accepted 100% of the blame and asked the airline to absolve her of any wrongdoing.Thanks in part to the #MeToo movement, we have come a long way since the days when a man can do something this egregious in front of a planeload of witnesses and get away with it. If the AFA survey is any indication, however, more needs to be done.
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