Well, I get suprising reactions from passengers all the time. Which I find strange since I have been flying for 9 years and women started flying right along side the Wright brothers back in 1903 and ever since. While I very rarely have experienced or heard of any sexisim in my profession from my fellow pilots,(not in my generation but many women overcame great pressures to pave the way for me and all women) passengers often remark on my being female (most of the time not intending to be rude). I guess I am just used to flying with women and don't think about it very much. Only about 10% of professional pilots are female and I don't believe those numbers will change simply because of the lifestyle and sacrifices required of pilots makes the job less desireable to women. But still hardly anyone remarks about female doctors, lawyers or policemen anymore so maybe someday I won't get strange looks when I am at work, sigh. But if you ever know a girl who wants to fly encourage her, almost everyone in aviation tries to help women succeed. It is actually people who don't know anything about flying that I hear say "girls can't fly" most often. A shame really.