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Re: Are all girl FIRST team counterproductive to the philosophy of FIRST?

In and of itself, there's nothing wrong with an all girl team. There are many things girls do better than guys, and vice versa. I think in the long run, these teams do a good thing for the program.

That being said, a team really looses something when it starts turning people down. Working based off of the idea that everybody should be in robotics, saying no to someone is a bit of an issue. Especially when the reason is based off of gender. It's not a matter of majority or minority, it's a matter of a neurological melting pot. By eleminating anyone, you loose that person's unique perspective. I don't think that's good for anybody. But again, the teams that end up being all girls don't share the same problem at all.
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