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Originally Posted by Siri
Interesting. I could support this approach, but this is the exact definition of non-gender-neutral recruiting to me (since the techniques vary by gender, regardless of whether it's articulated to them as such). I suspect from his post that this is Andrew's definition as well.
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Definitely. Ignoring the disparity and prejudices against females in STEM activities is going to exclude people (those girls) who could really benefit from the program. I like to think of my technique as a gender-neutral approach applied in a non-neutral way
What I am getting at is that the actual discussions you have with students (or the "media" that you put out) about your team should not include their gender at all. Doing so often alienates people more than it makes them feel included or motivated.
Where you focus those discussions however should be based on which students face the most barriers to entry.