Former flight attendants share airline industry triumphs [Video]

CARLSBAD, Calif. — For decades, women in the workforce have been fighting to equal the playing field. 

In this Zevely Zone, I visited La Costa Glen Retirement Community in Carlsbad where a group of former flight attendants recall some bumpy skies. 

In the 1950s and 60s, many women who wanted to see the world became flight attendants. “I lived in Ohio and I wanted to leave, ha, ha,” said 90-year-old Clare Christiansen. In the 50s and 60s, she desperately wanted to fly for Pan Am but faced a problem. 

“The height limit was 5’2″ to 5’7″ and I was 5’10”,” said Clare who convinced the company she could reach the overhead baggage. “For a long, I was the world’s tallest stewardess I think,” said Clare.  

Height restrictions were the least of a woman’s worries. “The hiring process was quite sexist, to put …