I think the issue is more of just the wrong connection that good schooling = good job. schooling just gives you a certificate of completion. job skills are something you do on your own time.

If you give a girl out of highschool a scholarship and say "hey go get some As then youll get a great job in an otherwise male dominated field" you have then just then totally misguided them.

The major factors in landing a job are 1- actual skills (which you cant learn in school) 2- personal connections in the field youre interested in.

Women who break "the barrier" and get a job in a male dominated field are the ones who are actually in the field and have an actual interest in it. rather than just "well i went to school and majored in X".

Univsersities really need to stop trying to sell themselves as the first step of your career or your entry way in to the work force. thats what a trade school does for you. a university is just a most expensive form of browsing google or wikipedia and getting a general idea of a bunch of stuff.