Offering a one year program to (ideally) give women the skills to get a job in tech is awfully fuzzy sounding...
But you can't build the skills in technology you need in one year. I don't think the barrier is that trivial. Nor do I think it's cosmetic, or based at the employers.
Generally, it seems that girls aren't ever encouraged and/or interested in technology starting at a young age. The girls who become women who are phenomenal techs followed much the same path as the men who are phenomenal techs; they started young, pursued what they liked, and became good at it.
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Offering a one year program to (ideally) give women the skills to get a job in tech is awfully fuzzy sounding... But you can't build the skills in technology you need in one year. I don't think the barrier is that trivial. Nor do I think it's cosmetic, or based at the employers. Generally, it seems that girls aren't ever encouraged and/or interested in technology starting at a young age. The girls who become women who are phenomenal techs followed much the same path as the men who are phenomenal techs; they started young, pursued what they liked, and became good at it.