>But that's a cop-out. We should work on all stages of the pipeline. From the article: >>Go out and talk to freshmen and sophomore women about why they should

>But that's a cop-out. We should work on all stages of the pipeline. From the article: >>Go out and talk to freshmen and sophomore women about why they should pursue a career in tech. >>Start a mentoring program. >>If you are a manager, make sure women who work for you are properly treated and recognized. >>Educate men and women about how to detect and correct subliminal biases. >>Find men who are willing to educate other men about this to make the message more effective. Which part of her list of suggestions is a cop-out? >It's unsurprising that a Google engineer would believe that gender balance can't be addressed without fixing the college pipeline I fail to see how any reading of the article will give you that impression.