At office meetings and in group discussions, they might speak up more often, express strong opinions and come up with more creative and practical ideas than their male colleagues.
The food industry will be alarmed that such senior doctors back such radical moves, especially the call to use some of the tough tactics that have been deployed against smoking over the last decade.
East European politicians, perhaps because of their history, are used to obeying tough instructions from outside, and imposing them brusquely. Their voters do not object much.