India, July 26 -- Infrastructure has never been an industry that hands out credibility easily. Whether someone works in manufacturing, transmission, engineering or project execution, respect is earned through delivery. Projects have deadlines, customers have expectations and decisions often have significant operational and financial consequences. That is one of the reasons I enjoy working in this sector because performance genuinely matters. At the same time, there is one pattern many women in infrastructure quietly recognise. In many cases, there is an environment wherein competence precedes acceptance of the idea itself. Though this is done unintentionally or in private, it has implications for how the discussion starts and sometimes ev...