Of course there will be people criticising on about how unfair this is, but frankly I think it just levels the paying field by signalling to women that they’re being encouraged to go for these quals. As someone who was the only woman on campus for 6 months while I trained as a rigger and dogman years ago, I can tell you that’s it’s not only about getting women to enrol in male-dominated fields, it’s also about making sure their learning (and later workplace) environments are conducive to their advancement as well.
Of course there will be people criticising on about how unfair this is, but frankly I think it just levels the paying field by signalling to women that they’re being encouraged to go for these quals. As someone who was the only woman on campus for 6 months while I trained as a rigger and dogman years ago, I can tell you that’s it’s not only about getting women to enrol in male-dominated fields, it’s also about making sure their learning (and later workplace) environments are conducive to their advancement as well.