Karen Hasler : Too often role of women in analysis is de - emphasized . She says women were instrumental in early days of search for the ##aries . The women are better at understanding relationships and at suppressing ego , she says . Others : Agencies should put female analysts in spotlight when attacks happen .
Susan Hasler : Too often role of women in counterterrorism is de-emphasized . She says women were instrumental in early days of search for bin Laden . The analysts proved better at understanding relationships and at suppressing ego , she says . Hasler : Agencies should put female analysts in spotlight when attacks happen .