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Originally Posted by Libby K
Being totally honest here, I think this is pretty poorly defined and SEVERAL steps backwards....
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+1 on this. Thank you for articulating a viewpoint with which I wholeheartedly agree.
In order to meet the 50/50 criteria, I have to cut half of my team or 2/3 of the boys. Frankly, $1000 isn't worth that, nor is it worth the addition of 32 more people (girls or boys) to a large roster. Also, what if a team is 100% girls? Do they not qualify because it's not a 50/50 split? Is the SWE organization insightful enough to know what names are girls' and boys' names from a roster?
Last year, 2/3 of our top leadership spots were females, even though the team was 1/3 girls. Last year's human player was a female - does that count as a driver? 2 years ago, the girl who eventually became team captain was drive coach - does that count as a driver?
We run programs in the elementary and middle school level to encourage girls to develop STEM skills and gain an interest in pursuing technical education/careers. Does that count for something?