A pilot named Charlotte has gone viral for calling out her sexist passengers.Her passengers said things like: "Are you the pilot' If I'd know that I wouldn't have got on," and "I won't make any jokes about female drivers."Charlotte's Twitter thread encouraged other people to share their own experiences with sexism.According to Gender Gap Grader, women only make up about 5.44% of commercial airline pilots globally.It is 2018, so, you'd assume that people would beaccustomed to the fact that women have jobs. Sometimes, these jobs may be traditionally male-dominated ones, like a pilot.But, apparently, this is not the case. On Saturday, someone named Charlotte ' who is both a pilot and a woman 'wrote on Twitter that she'd had a "lovely day" flying with her crew, but something happened on the flight that marred her experience."Baffled as to why two male [passengers] felt that these comments were necessary [sic]," she wrote. "'I won't make any jokes about female drivers then' 'Are you the pilot' If I'd know that I wouldn't have got on.'"Fortunately, she had a perfect rebuttal: "Fact is, I can fly an 80m jet, you can't," she said. (Here, Charlotte was likely referring to the commercial airplane that she flies for her job, which, according to the Boeing price index, can cost over $400 million USD to buy.)Had such a lovely day flying with an ' crew. Baffled as to why 2 male pax felt that these comments were nescesarry. 'I wont make any jokes about female drivers then''Are you the pilot' If I'd know that I wouldnt have got on'Fact is, I can fly an 80m jet, you can't.' Charlotte (@pilotcharlotte) May 20, 2018Despite her comeback, Charlotte still found that she was exasperated by the encounter."It is this attitude that puts women off and another barrier stopping them from going into male dominated careers," she wrote. "It shouldn't even be a thing!!! I am a pilot he is a pilot. See, there is no difference."It is this attitude that puts women off and another barrier stopping them from going into male dominated careers. It shouldn't even be a thing!!! I am a pilot he is a pilot. See, there is no difference ..... #pilot' Charlotte (@pilotcharlotte) May 20, 2018As Charlotte's tweet gained traction, other people reached out to share their own experiences with sexism 'both as pilots and as every-day people.My wife's a pilot, every time she flies she gets a 'well done dear' or similar from holidaymakers.None of the troops she flew into Bastion or Kandahar felt the need to patronise her.' Dan '' '''''''' (@DanoDXB) May 20, 2018In a job interview last year I was asked how as a female do I deal with men on site... I'm a structural engineer for over 10 years. This was a first. '''''' Aoife Murphy (@efa_m) May 20, 2018and this is how they were advertising planes at Aero Friedrichshafen ' pic.twitter.com/v0S11bwfxZ' Rachel Ingram (@mrsrachelingram) May 20, 2018Exactly. I was running errands for my mom the other day delivering her delicious farm fresh eggs! '' The guy I have to meet then thinks it's okay to text & ask me out. I made a conscious decision to overcome the uneasiness & flatly say 'no.' And he still kept texting me! '' Amanda'' (@Amanda_Clinton) May 20, 2018Although Charlotte ultimately didn't seem too fazed by the comments ' she followed up her initial Twitter thread by writing, "I didn't get where I am today by listening to these kinds of comments" ' the sexism she experienced on board may be emblematic of a larger gender disparity when it comes to flying.I didn't get where I am today by listening to these kinds of comments. I'm not offended, I'm not disheartened. I'm saddened by the fact that this is the attitude some still have and think it is ok to make these comments to women.' Charlotte (@pilotcharlotte) May 20, 2018According to Gender Gap Grader, women only make up about 5.44% of commercial airline pilots globally.So, clearly, there is a long way to go before female airline pilots reach equality. But perhaps Charlotte's Twitter thread will inspire a few more women to enter the pilot field ' or, you know, air.INSIDER contacted Charlotte for comment but did not immediately receive a response.Sign up here to get INSIDER's favorite stories straight to your inbox.Join the conversation about this storyNOW WATCH: Why you should never release your pet goldfish into the wild
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