I'm thinking I've heard it said that the benefit of hiring women is that they bring a special something that men lack — a unique perspective, and all that — but

I'm thinking I've heard it said that the benefit of hiring women is that they bring a special something that men lack — a unique perspective, and all that — but now I'm hearing I'm supposed to be concerned that women who, on the face of it, seem to lack that special something are passed over? Which is it?