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Originally Posted by Lledargo
however, I still do not completely support exclusive teams. As, the people being excluded are missing out on the learning experience simply because of their demographic. So I would like to ask, is it common for exclusive teams to help mentor, ore even start co-ed teams?
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There is, thus far, no evidence that any all-male or all-female teams have been formed instead of a "co-ed" team nearby. Consequently, nobody is being excluded or denied an opportunity to participate because of their gender in a manner that is more meaningful than someone that lives in New Jersey being "excluded" from being a member of a new team in Washington.
These teams create new opportunities for students to participate in FIRST programs that did not previously exist because the number of teams continues to grow year over year.
Ignoring all of that -- FIRST does not exist in a bubble. The people you're defending in your argument against exclusion -- males -- are given far greater access to opportunities and encouragement that are similar to what FIRST provides than women are.