Whether colorful cell phones and the latest handheld personal organizers changed the world isn’t relevant. The point is that for the companies that introduced them and for the people that use them, they make a difference. And, says Issues & Trends, that’s a potential difference that many businesses are missing because more than half of the population is not part of the process.
Only one out of 10 engineers today is a woman, and although some manufacturing companies are actively recruiting women engineers, those companies are in the minority. "With the projected shortage of qualified engineers, this disparity threatens the ability for businesses to compete in a global marketplace," says Greg Kruger, vice president of Kelly Engineering Resources.