Picture a scene. You’re on an aeroplane in the UK and it has just been announced that your flight has been cancelled. Amid the disappointment, you’re told the pilots will be on the ground to explain the technical problems to anyone who’d like to know more. Imagine yourself disembarking and talking to them. No matter what your own ethnicity is, chances are you subconsciously pictured a white male. You’re not alone – in a study where people were shown photographs of 240 potential candidates for a pilot position, they largely selected white men for pilot and co-pilot positions. In fact, believe it or not, many would prefer pilotless planes than flying with a woman*.
How do you feel about tattoos? They used to be considered rebellious, historically associated with convicts, sailors, punks and bikers. Now they’re more mainstream. Even so, over-55s are still less accepting of them in the workplace than younger people, according to a
