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Unread 09-02-2011, 02:22
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Join Date: Jan 2011
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Location: AZ
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Re: Gender Study About Robotics Teams

Team Specific Questions:

1. What is your team name and number? 498
2. Where is your team from? Glendale, AZ
3. What is the gender break down of your team? Specifically regarding:
A. Team Leadership:
Students? 2 Female, 3 Male
Mentors? 2 Female, 8 Male
B. Drive Team: Don't know for 2011 yet, typically all guys though
C. Pit Crew: Don't have a set pit crew
4. Have you dealt with or seen a gender bias on your team? Please explain.
Not in my opinion

Family Life Questions:

1. What is your gender? Male
2. What are your parents’ jobs/careers? Mom: Stay at home mom, Dad: maintenance tech
3. What is your career/your spouse’s career? (If applicable) Me: industrial/utility electrician
4. Do you have brothers and/or sisters? What are their hobbies/jobs? Nope
5. Roughly describe your childhood: (i.e. who did you spend time with, what types of toys did you play with) Legos and stuff like that, I'm pretty sure I stuck a screwdriver into a receptacle at an early age too.

Person Specific Questions:

1. Why did you join robotics? I wanted to be involved in something in HS and it seemed to be a natural fit.
2. Why do you think that there are so few women working in science and technology fields? I think it goes back to the typical gender rolls thing.
3. What do you do on your team? Electrical stuff, keep them from smoking the electrical stuff, bring in cool tools and test equipment, and help with the mechanical.
4. What are your post high school aspirations? (Include college majors etc) I'm (slowly, I hate sitting in classes) working toward me EE degree, I also plan on taking the AZ electrical contractor's exam, I have this crazy idea about being my own boss one day
5. Have you considered going into a science or technology field? Why or why not? I don't think I ever want to work in any other field, I like working with tools, troubleshooting, problem solving, and designing stuff.
6. Have you ever been discouraged about your career aspirations? By whom? (Relation and gender, no names please) Nope
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