There's been some discussion about post-secondary education and young women who have obtained secondary diplomas, but it seemed to me that from your discussion you were talking about young women who had really much more basic needs. It would sound like basic literacy and numeracy skills were missing.
Do you have any idea why? What was that gap caused by? How could it be addressed so that women aren't starting at such a disadvantaged spot? It's tough getting up to a post-secondary--