Jessica Ruttenber, a Lt Col and pilot in the USAF, and also creator of the blog HiddenBarriers.com is on a mission to make aviation more accessible to all potential aviators through the Women’s Initiative Team. After her own experience of fighting for a chance to fly, Jess realized that she had an experience that could help others, so she joined the WIT and got to work.
It’s a small group that was initiated in 2008, but recently has made some large impacts to pregnancy discrimination issues (https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1968299/air- force-reduces-barriers-for-pregnant-aviators/) and height restrictions that have been negatively impacting minorities across the military. Tune in as Jess breaks down the statistics, the impacts and the way forward that she and the WIT are working towards to break down the “hidden barriers”.
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