In today's world we have so many men with impressive credentials and titles in high places, but they are doing nothing for Islam. Shayhk Tantawi of Al-Azhar in Cairo is the number one example of this. The same thing can be said of any other high profile Mullah, Shayhk or Mufti. So you see credentials are meaningless unless they are used correctly. In today's world men with titles and impressive credentials stand in front of the ummah and spread lies and mistruths about Islam and nobody says they are wrong.
Credentials bear no value whatsoever.
Gentlemen, this strategy of yours has become tiresome to women. Prophets and paupers alike, ALL men have come from the same place in a woman's body. What Dr. Riffat Hassan is doing is a tremendous work. By herself she is making a world of difference for our women. A woman with knowledge is not liked by men, but a woman with great knowledge of Islam is both envied and feared.