Incidentally, this scheme will only work at an elite college. Giving preferences in admission (as of 2000, acceptance rates are 39% to 9% for women and men respectively) will tend to result in less qualified students. But if you are a top school, it probably won't matter -- there are more top applicants than slots.
Though even at CMU, watering down the applicants seems to be an issue. Women leave CS at a much higher rate than men.
So all this really does is increase the number of women at CMU. It doesn't increase the number of women in CS, since the women CMU admits might have just gone to Rutgers instead.
Though even at CMU, watering down the applicants seems to be an issue. Women leave CS at a much higher rate than men.
So all this really does is increase the number of women at CMU. It doesn't increase the number of women in CS, since the women CMU admits might have just gone to Rutgers instead.
Numbers taken from the extended article:
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~lblum/PAPERS/women_in_computer_scienc...