[stuffedBelly]

My thoughts exactly. Or host semi-exclusive parties at larger public venues such as bowling centers, where employees have chance to mingle with outsiders, likely with better gender ratio (most such venues have split sections and people can walk across them. Thirsty Bear in SF is a good one). Not to even mention implication on gender issues, hiring models to interact with employees does not really help them improve their social skills.

[Tade0]

We tried to host such a thing a few times in college.

Apparently female-dominated environments suffer from social awkwardness as much as male-dominated ones.