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So, this brings up some questions in my mind: 1) Who is it being offered to? Clearly, women in college. The majority of people in college are privileged (in th
by peterwwillis 8y ago
So, this brings up some questions in my mind:
1) Who is it being offered to? Clearly, women in college. The majority of people in college are privileged (in this country, anyway) so you're offering free money to potentially privileged people. Is it possible to prioritize women who need the money over ones that could pay for it?
2) If I offered $9,000 in training for welding to someone in college, they might take that too. It's well known that the things people study in college and careers they prepare for often don't always result in what they do for the rest of their working life. Is it possible to prioritize individuals who demonstrate a consistent/continued interest in being in the industry, rather than random students looking for a free ride?
3) Where is this being marketed? To insiders who already are in a position to want to be in the industry and find a place there? Or underprivileged and minority communities that might need more of a hand to find out about such opportunities before they can work towards them?
Basically, I think it's a nice idea, but I think it can be tuned to optimize doing the most good with some minor tweaks.