IDG Contributor Network: Can an algorithm remove gender bias?

Diversity (or lack of it) in the tech industry is one of today's hottest topics. And many reports suggest that human intervention leads to bias towards males. Can machines do better? Holberton School thinks so.
The San Francisco. Calif.-based Holberton School has as its mission "to train the best software engineers of their generation." The school offers a two-year program for students to become full-stack software engineers. And, according to its website, the school's "selection process is bas