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The UK’s aerospace and aviation sectors have come together to work towards gender equality in the industry through the Women in Aviation and Aerospace Charter.

Members of the Charter include aerospace manufacturers, airlines, airports, trade bodies and others. The Women in Aviation and Aerospace Charter reflects the aspiration of the industry to see gender balance across all levels.

What is the Charter?

  • a commitment for organisations to support the progression of women into senior roles in the aviation and aerospace sectors by focusing on the executive pipeline and the mid-tier level;
  • a recognition of the diversity of the sector and that organisations will have different starting points – each organisation should therefore set its own targets, where appropriate, and implement the right strategy for their organisation; and
  • a requirement for organisations to publicly report on progress to deliver against any internal targets to support the transparency and accountability needed to drive change.

What do signatories commit to by signing the Charter?

  • having one member of their senior executive team who is responsible and accountable for gender diversity and inclusion;
  • setting internal targets, where appropriate, for gender diversity in senior management;
  • publishing progress annually against any targets in reports on their website; and
  • having an intention to ensure the pay of the senior executive team is linked to delivery against any internal targets on gender diversity and inclusion.

Latest news & events

News

WOMEN IN AVIATION AND AEROSPACE CHARTER REVEAL NEW PATRON

8th March 2023 – The Women in Aviation and Aerospace Charter (WIAAC) today announced the Chair of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), Sir Stephen Hiller,…
Blogs

Women in Aviation and Aerospace Charter mark a successful end to 2022

Our Women in Aviation and Aerospace Charter 'Women in Aviation' dinner in London continued our momentum of building a more inclusive and diverse future for…
News

Women in Aviation and Aerospace Charter and ADS partner to tackle gender inequality

The Women in Aviation and Aerospace Charter (WIAAC) announces a new partnership with ADS at Farnborough International Airshow, in an evolution that will ensure the…

Latest tweets

#tb to our Charter dinner where we celebrated our progress made in 2023 & discussed how we can continue our momentum of building a more inclusive and diverse future for the #aviation and #aerospace industry.

Thanks to all who joined and sponsors @OliverWyman & @RollsRoyceUK

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Join the @AeroSociety’s Women in Aviation Committee in celebrating National Mentoring Day at their London HQ on October 26th!

Network with industry pros, discover mentorship insights and make meaningful connections.
Click for more information: https://bit.ly/493ke3G #aviation

We are thrilled to share that October’s Male Ally of the Month is Ian McNeil, Engineering and Capability Director for @BoeingUK Defence.

Ian supports a number of initiatives aiming to increase #diversity and #inclusion, both at Boeing and in the wider #aerospace industry.

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