The women in software engineering continue to face a culture of discord that manifests itself in the form of underrepresentation, unpleasantness, and/or inequitableness. This somewhat dire situation was only exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic when the women in software engineering education and profession had to deal with multiple 'crisis'. The status quo is clearly unacceptable, not least because of pervasiveness of software in society. In that regard, relying on a multipronged approach grounded in a body of knowledge, ethicality, and history, this paper proposes certain basic steps in software engineering courses and projects that could be put into practice for improving "gender literacy" among students. These educational steps are illustrated by anecdotes and examples.