[Jun8]

Rather than such heavy-handed techniques trying to solve the surface problem, ask yourself these two questions: (i) what is the reason I want a female employee for this position? Just citing the gender imbalance in the company is not enough and is a weak argument, you have to explain that the additional effort in hiring a woman for this position is well-spent. This is the easy part, since this questions has been debated to death on HN and other forums.

The more important question is: (ii) Why is it hard to get a female interface designer (I have no clue but am assuming it is so) and what can you do to solve this problem? Trying to hire female programmers/designers is good but is an indirect method. Why don't you take your cool gear to your local middle schools, high schools, etc. and meet with future female programmers, to motivate them into this field.