A photo illustration shows the entry describing the word "misogyny"
A photo illustration shows the entry describing the word "misogyny", in a 2nd edition copy of The Macquarie Concise Dictionary, the authority on the English language in Australia, on a coffee table in Sydney October 17, 2012. A fiery speech against sexism by Australia's first female Prime Minister Julia Gillard has prompted the textbook of Australian English to redefine the word "misogyny" to better fit the heated political debate raging downunder. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne

An Air Canada pilot revealed that porn materials had frequented its cockpit. According to her, some pilots used photos of explicit nature to express misogyny.

The pilot said that the pornographic materials earlier found in Air Canada cockpits were more explicit than what the airline claimed them to be. She said that the photos often contained "genitals and full nudity." The commercial airline pilot told CBC News that such materials could be found in the cockpit once or twice in a month. She said that the materials, which she had come across were "definitely pornographic." She found a range of photos, including suggestive ones and explicit ones.

An earlier report by CBC News revealed that Air Canada had to issue warnings to its pilots against carrying sexually explicit materials to the flight deck. The warnings that started in 2008 cautioned pilots that they could be terminated for such offence. The airline company later said that the materials found in the cockpit were mostly "inappropriate business cards." It said that those materials were rarely found in the deck. It is the Embraer E-90 where such materials are mostly found, it said.

However, the unnamed pilot said that such sexually explicit materials could be found in every type of aircrafts. She said that she had felt compelled to open up after there had been angry backlash against another Air Canada pilot, who was mentioned in the earlier report. Several online users complained against the pilot whose efficiency was questioned by them. This is what made the other pilot "heartbroken" as she thought that the earlier story had apparently portrayed her colleague as a "troublemaker or thin-skinned."

The pilot said that the majority of pilots at Air Canada were professional and responsible. They would not appreciate having such inappropriate material in the flight deck, she said. She insisted that pornography should not be a part of the workplace. She said that the presence of such materials could "undermine the functionality of the flight deck." "It's not the pornography itself that I think distresses female pilots. It's that implied misogyny, where their mere presence in the flight deck is something that's less respectful than the presence of a man," she added. The pilot also said that some pilots would use such explicit material to convey a message that female pilots were not welcome.

Contact the writer: s.mukhopadhyay@ibtimes.com.au