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  2. Jeannette Piccard - Wikipedia

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    She held the women's altitude record for nearly three decades, and according to several contemporaneous accounts was regarded as the first woman in space. [ 1 ] Piccard was the first licensed female balloon pilot in the U.S., and the first woman to fly to the stratosphere .

  3. ‘Don’t sit at the water cooler’: Boeing CEO scorches ...

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    The work culture of deflecting responsibility, overspending, and overpaid managers is to blame for Boeing's ballooning problems, Ortberg said. “Don’t sit at the water cooler and b—h about ...

  4. So, Huang decided to create a community, Fairygodboss, to help women connect and share information about workplace issues. "Today, millions of women turn to Fairygodboss for that sense of ...

  5. Hot air ballooning - Wikipedia

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    Hot air ballooning is the recreational and competitive adventure sport of flying hot air balloons. Attractive aspects of ballooning include the exceptional quiet (except when the propane burners are firing), the lack of a feeling of movement, and the bird's-eye view. Since the balloon moves with the direction of the winds, the passengers feel ...

  6. Occupational sexism - Wikipedia

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    The belief that certain occupational fields or types of jobs, particularly those that are degrading and/or low-paying, are "women's work" or those that are dangerous and/or hazardous are "men's work" Occupational fatalities; Disparity in retirement age (men work longer than women)

  7. Workplace fatalities on the rise: These are the top 10 most ...

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    Truck driving and construction are dangerous jobs but logging is the most hazardous Below are the 10 occupations with the highest number of deaths per 100,000 full-time workers. #10.

  8. List of ballooning accidents - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of ballooning accidents by date. It shows the number of fatalities associated with various accidents that involved crewed balloons, such as Montgolfiere hot-air balloons , Charlière gas balloons , or Rozière gas and hot-air hybrid balloons .

  9. Women are making workplace gains but they’re still getting ...

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    But women still face all sorts of obstacles in the workplace, and subtle biases are a big problem. About 38% of working women experience comments or interactions that call their competence into ...