Irene García Pérez, Bloomberg
Hiring more women and achieving gender equality are two very different things. Airlines need to acknowledge how few women make it into the c-suite and address the lack of mentorship opportunities for women trying to climb up the ladder.
2 months ago
Sarah Enelow-Snyder, Skift
Aviation has terrible gender optics, and not just with pilots and engineers. The c-suite is nearly void of women for flimsy, unacceptable reasons. In this deep dive, women on the commercial side of aviation share how it feels to hit the glass ceiling in 2019, and occasionally break through.
3 months ago
Sarah Enelow-Snyder, Skift
When cases like these settle out of court, the public doesn't get to learn much.
9 months ago
Peter Blumberg, Bloomberg
While Uber is somewhat being held accountable here, we're not impressed with the monetary amount of the settlement.
9 months ago
Audrey McAvoy, Associated Press
Hopefully this will put pressure on all kinds of travel brands, from small businesses to the largest companies, to be more welcoming of all travelers.
10 months ago
Eric Newcomer, Bloomberg
Many CEOs who foster racism and sexism surrounded themselves with likeminded individuals, who hire more of the same, and so the cancer spreads. The real solution — changing human behavior — is so much harder to achieve than ousting one or two offenders.
11 months ago
Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press
Shame on Motel 6 and any other travel company that would employ the same practices.
11 months ago
Sarah Enelow, Skift
Richard Branson might be a contender for the king of lechery, and Steve Wynn's sexual harassment scandal didn't come as a surprise to some, but the lawsuit against Travel Leaders Group, if the allegations turn out to be true, is a reminder that you don't have to be a household name to be held accountable.
1 year ago
Benjamin Katz and David Hellier, Bloomberg
Classy move by the new EasyJet CEO. Suggests solidarity, I guess. How about instead, you raise women's salaries to match those of their male counterparts?
1 year ago
Sarah Enelow, Skift
Travel brands no longer get political at their own risk — they avoid politics at their own risk. With so much at stake in the Trump era, remaining on the sidelines about multicultural acceptance isn’t an option.
1 year ago
Sarah Enelow, Skift
Diversifying a travel company's C-suite is proving to be a protracted battle. It's one thing to follow anti-discrimination laws and react to sexual harassment claims, and another to practice real inclusion.
1 year ago
Associated Press
American Airlines' plan to combat discrimination sounds good so far. However, one of the hardest parts — for any company — will be increasing C-suite diversity as well as inclusion. That would truly be more than just a Band-Aid approach to the problem.
1 year ago