[erikpukinskis]

Men already get a disproportionate amount of support to help them get into Hacker School. We know this because the previous batch was predominantly men.

That should be self evident.

The only other possible explanation is that men are somehow inherently better suited for Hacker School, and I think we can all agree that that's sexist, and incorrect.

You might want to differentiate here on timescale: "Well, those men were systematically given their advantages a long time ago based on their gender, there are no time-proximal gender advantages." But it doesn't matter. There is no statute of limitations on sexism.

Plus, some of the gender-based advantages are proximal... like whether their marketing is written in a way that makes men want to apply, but women not want to... which was almost certainly the case, and I think still is.

So, given that there's already overwhelming, gender-based support for men, offering gender-based support for women seems like it's only leveling the playing field.