Women are comfortable in fuzzy situations. Women are team builders. They inherently practice what is now understood as an effective management style. Engineering should be and could be the twenty-first century foundation for all of the professions. Women are a major force in the professions of law, medicine, media, politics, and business.
Women are active in technology.
Often they have simply bypassed engineering on their way to successful careers in technology. Women are committed to the important values of our times, such as protecting the environment, product safety, and education, and have the political skill to be effective in resolving these issues. They will do this with or without engineering. They are going to be a huge force in the solution of human problems. Trends in our society indicate that we are moving to a service economy.