I was pretty sure it should be “female flight attendants,” not “woman flight attendants.” “Woman” used as an adjective or noun adjunct sounds awkward and derogative to me (the easiest example I can think of is “woman driver”). Then I did a little google and fell into an internet grammar wormhole. Apparently “woman” is often allowed in this context in the style books of reputable news sources. I still don’t like it.
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