He did not say it in so many words, but that was the point. This just goes to show a striking example of the influence of gender beliefs on automotive production. With new technology, women were able to do everyday jobs like ironing and cooking faster and easier. Such inventions like the gas stove and the electric iron, to name a few, eased their tasks. Also, it asks if gender roles are thought of when technology is invented.
Different places have different customs.
What is appropriate in one place, might not be somewhere else. Lilia constructs an interesting guideline for constructing technology and taking women into account when doing it. First, women must be able to exercise control over the technology. Here, she gives the example of the potters wheel. Prior to that invention, pottery had traditionally been a women's task.