"Women purchase 62% of all new cars sold in the US and influence more 85% of all car purchases. In consideration of these staggering stats, it would only make sense for the auto industry to prioritize the needs of female users and the opinions of female designers and engineers."
"Only about 5% of the members of the Society of Automotive Engineers - that's 1,500 out of 28,000 - identify as women. Engineering, particularly auto engineering, has always been a male dominated field, and has thus been swayed by the lived experiences by the men in that workforce."
"User experience has taught us, time and again, the dangers of catering to a single type of user. What blunders, benign or deadly, have befallen the auto industry because cars are designed with the average male in mind?"
Women drive the majority of car purchasing decisions in the US, accounting for 62% of new car purchases and influencing 85% of all automotive buying decisions. Despite this significant market influence, the automotive engineering field remains heavily male-dominated, with women comprising only 5% of the Society of Automotive Engineers' 28,000 members. This gender imbalance in engineering has resulted in vehicle design that prioritizes male perspectives and experiences. The lack of female representation in automotive design and engineering has created a disconnect between the primary purchasers and decision-makers of vehicles and those designing them. This disparity raises critical questions about design flaws and safety issues that may have resulted from designing cars with the average male user in mind rather than the diverse needs of all drivers.
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