Flight of fancy: the truth about female cabin crew (The Guardian-UK)

November 6, 2011

A new TV drama aims to show us the era of ‘glamorous’ air travel. The reality was blatant sexism about female staff. And, sadly, not much has changed …

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While a handful of complaints receive wider coverage – such as the allegations that Dominique Strauss-Kahn sexually harassed Air France attendants, or that 25-year-old passenger Katherine Goldberg last month grabbed a male crew member’s genitalia and demanded sex during a Virgin Atlantic flight to Heathrow – the majority are made anonymously, and often do not name the airline. “They are afraid of losing their jobs, which are often payable hourly and on short-term contracts,” explains Mocho Rodriguez.

Complete article in TheGuardian.co.uk

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