I think if some demographics are heavily underrepresented in a field, it makes some sense to target programs specifically to them. This does happen with regard

I think if some demographics are heavily underrepresented in a field, it makes some sense to target programs specifically to them. This does happen with regards to men as well, if that's the worry—in areas where men are underrepresented. For example there is a professional association specifically to support men in nursing and recruit more men into the profession: http://aamn.org/ http://aamn.org/