Their preliminary data show that both features are improved when the team is mixed and contains more than a single female or male. Complex design requires cooperation and strong leadership. Indeed, women may be better leaders. The authors point to a changing pattern of corporate leadership that favors more participatory, inclusive approaches to management. This is the forte of women.
Women bring a different perspective to the design process.
For example, women are more often concerned with safety and environmental issues than men. Unfortunately progress toward increasing the representation of women in engineering continues to be slow. But as we have seen, there are other reasons to support the participation of women in engineering. We need their skills. We will all profit from the contributions that women can bring to engineering.