Senator Gene Dornink Doesn’t Know Why He Called Pilot Laura Haynor a ‘Stewardess’—Women Do
glamour.com, which provides state employees guaranteed time off for illnesses, medical treatments, and care of family members. Furthermore, the time off also covers for employees to receive help regarding and , issues that affect women.When it was time for Haynor to provide testimony on behalf of Air Line Pilots Association International, which represents 2,400 pilots, she was met with an embarrassing blunder that reeked of casual misogyny. “My name is Laura Haynor, and I’m a Minnesota resident and a Minneapolis-based pilot for Delta Airlines,” she told lawmakers, per a .Despite her clear and concise introduction, Dornink immediately asked Haynor to describe “what a typical workweek is like for you as a stewardess.”Was Dornink just not listening to Haynor or was the idea of a female pilot just that unfathomable to the 61-year-old politician?
After all, just 5.5% of US commercial pilots identified as women in 2021, according to the . Neither answer would surprise me.Dornink apologized to Haynor after she corrected his error, reiterating that she is a first officer for Delta. “I'm so sorry.
I apologize,” he said. “I don't know why I said that, I'm so sorry.”The internet has an idea. “You're a woman, so you must be a stewardess,” Minnesota's own US translated in an .
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