KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Three local women have broken traditional gender stereotypes by pursuing their dreams to become the first batch of female pilots with Malaysia Airlines.
Pearl Wendy Mak, Wang Wen Chien and Nur Waie Hidayah Mohamad Rasidin have broken the norm, as previously most women in the aviation industry would opt to work as flight attendants or ground staff.
According to the International Society of Women Pilots' estimation in 2017 out of 130,000 pilots in the world, only 3,000 (three percent) were female pilots.
Read more: https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/10/21/female-pilots-make-debut-in-malaysia-airlines/