International Women’s Month: Meet Ethiopia’s high flying female pilots Amsale Gualu and Tigist Kibret
Captain Amsale Gualu is inspired by the female pioneers who came before her, and would like to change society s perceptions
INSPIRATIONAL: The two women have inspired many others
IN A male-dominated field, to become a female pilot is a feat in itself. The International Society of Women Female Pilots estimates that of the world’s 130,000 pilots, just 4,000 – or three per cent – are women.
But two Ethiopian women – Captain Amsale Gualu and Capt. Tigist Kibret – have defied the statistics to get their wings – and hope that more young females across the world will be inspired by their success.
March 7th, 2021 in Podcast. Closed
March is International Women’s Month and in the following timely interview the British national Afro-Caribbean weekly newspaper, The Voice, features Ethiopian pilots Captain Amsale Gualu and Capt. Tigist Kibret. As the publication notes these two women have defied the statistics to get their wings – and hope that more young females across the world will be inspired by their success. (The Voice Online)
The Voice
International Women’s Month: Meet Ethiopia’s high flying female pilots Amsale Gualu and Tigist Kibret
Captain Amsale Gualu is inspired by the female pioneers who came before her, and would like to change society’s perceptions