This makes perfect sense to me. It gives women engineers better hiring prospects, which should help put them in the best positions they are qualified for. At t

This makes perfect sense to me. It gives women engineers better hiring prospects, which should help put them in the best positions they are qualified for. At the same time, men can't complain they are given unfair disadvantage. Except maybe that the competition becomes a bit bigger. Moreover, it avoids a problem I have heard women really hate. It avoids the possibility of a female hire being stigmatized as 'only getting the job because they are a woman'. Because really, no unfair advantage was given to the women. All that happened is that she was offered more chances to apply, which generally leads to getting a job that better matches your qualifications and desires.