I agree that having this information available is a positive thing.
Limiting it to either women, or even women in IT seems to be part of the problem (not the solution), in my opinion. By all means, market a generic series at women who may be having these problems, but I fail to see how limiting the audience to ONLY women stands up for equality.
In my opinion, targeting a message makes more sense than trying to make it overly broad to cover everyone, that only dilutes the information. You, of course, are welcome to disagree :)
A project launched by women, aimed at women, because women are an observable rarity in our industry ... is against equality.
This isn't affirmative action. It's not a hiring policy. It's a private sector effort by interested individuals who want to help others like them.
How does this project sound?
"A project [to empower men], launched by men, aimed at men, because men are an observable majority in our industry."
How does that follow? I'd genuinely like to know your reasoning.
But I'm still not following.
How does substituting in "majority" for "minority" undermine the case for the minority?