That sounds like an issue with the school, not with the book? Perhaps you could reach out and have a friendly discussion with the organizers. One anecdote to a

That sounds like an issue with the school, not with the book? Perhaps you could reach out and have a friendly discussion with the organizers. One anecdote to another, as a man, I have participated in numerous "women in engineering" tech days and sessions. I don't find them unwelcoming at all.