[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 46 (Thursday, March 11, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S1506]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1399. Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. Rosen) proposed an amendment to the 
resolution S. Res. 96, designating March 8 through March 14, 2021, as 
``Women of the Aviation Workforce Week''; as follows:

        Strike the preamble and insert the following:
       Whereas the first week of March is internationally known as 
     ``Women of Aviation Worldwide Week'';
       Whereas Women of Aviation Worldwide Week was created by the 
     Institute for Women Of Aviation Worldwide;
       Whereas the aviation industry is anticipating a significant 
     shortage of skilled professionals in the coming years;
       Whereas the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of 
     Labor projected that, in the next 10 years, the overall 
     employment of airline and commercial pilots is expected to 
     grow more than 6 percent in the United States;
       Whereas less than 2 percent of the aircraft maintenance 
     technicians in the world and less than 10 percent of all 
     working aeronautical engineers are women;
       Whereas the Federal Aviation Administration reports that 
     less than 8 percent of pilots and only 26 percent of air 
     traffic controllers in the United States are women;
       Whereas women make up only 24 percent of the employees in 
     the aerospace industry;
       Whereas aviation is a science, technology, engineering, and 
     mathematics (commonly known as ``STEM'') focused career path;
       Whereas the future of an abundant aviation workforce 
     depends on a robust and diverse pool of candidates; and
       Whereas women such as Amelia Earhart, Cicely Williams, and 
     Bessie Coleman have inspired, and will continue to inspire, 
     young women to pursue careers in aviation: Now, therefore, be 
     it
       

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