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Re: Are all girl FIRST team counterproductive to the philosophy of FIRST?
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Originally Posted by Kims Robot View Post
See... I don't know... having gone through all of this myself, I am not convinced that there is ever a "right place" or "right time" to be exposed to the discriminations we do faces as female engineers. Here's what I tell a lot of people about being a girl going into engineering...
I have no idea either, my thoughts are just that, thoughts. Is there a "right time" to be exposed to discrimination? Absolutely not. However, as a female pursuing a STEM career, its tough to ignore that discrimination exists.

I'm a huge believer in live and let live. Our team is very unique in itself for our own reasons, but I hope other teams can just accept it as the way we do things and move on.

I don't think there is a right answer here, and I don't think anyone's made an argument that there is one. For some teams and individuals an all girls team may be the best option, for others it will not be. It's very important that we not paint with such a broad brush on these types of issues.

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