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Re: Gender Study About Robotics Teams
1. What is your team name and number?2240 Brute Force
2. Where is your team from? Denver, CO
3. What is the gender break down of your team? Specifically regarding:
A. Team Leadership: 1 female, 4 male
Students? 4 females, 16 males
Mentors?0 females, 5 males
B. Drive Team:undecided
C. Pit Crew:undecided
4. Have you dealt with or seen a gender bias on your team? Please explain.Gender bias, No i find the whether consciously or not the ladies seem to the the harder workers
Family Life Questions:
1. What is your gender?Male
2. What are your parents’ jobs/careers? Father: Airline Pilot Mother: Insurance Salesman
3. What is your career/your spouse’s career? (If applicable) N/A
4. Do you have brothers and/or sisters? What are their hobbies/jobs?Brother, Hobbies: reading, building legos Sister, hobbies: playing with friends
5. Roughly describe your childhood: (i.e. who did you spend time with, what types of toys did you play with)I spent majority of me time either building things or playing with the computer
Person Specific Questions:
1. Why did you join robotics?I cant remember, I think it was a spur of the moment thing
2. Why do you think that there are so few women working in science and technology fields? Because some women feel as if they are not able to do the "smart stuff"
3. What do you do on your team?logistics and Build
4. What are your post high school aspirations? (Include college majors etc)Get an degree in mechanical engineering going though an Army ROTC program
5. Have you considered going into a science or technology field? Why or why not?Yes and No, If in the military I am able to do something in the science and/or technology field then I will but if not thats oj too
6. Have you ever been discouraged about your career aspirations? By whom? (Relation and gender, no names please)I have been told by many of my friends (both male and female) that the military is a bad idea but I just ignore them remembering that its my life not theirs
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2010 CO Regional: Finalist
2007 CO Regional: Semi-Finalist
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