About a year, and about half the funding is in place. As of now, though, we are all just working on spec. Speaking of a board of advisors. Males dominate all games, for that matter, as they are more oriented towards game play. The male brain operates in different ways than does the female brain.
Men think differently, have different likes and dislikes.
What I find is that the majority of women don't want to spend their time doing that. Well, that's really a difficult question. The same could be asked about males. If the game is appealing, then who cares about artwork and presentation. Chess with a cheap board and plastic pieces is still chess.