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Re: What's the gender demographic of your team leadership?
Team 2502's Breakdown:
Total Team Members: 42
Total Female Team Members: 10
Notes: As with any team, there are varying levels of commitment on an FRC team. We have seen fewer girls take on that less committed level than we do guys. I suspect that is because, in the male dominated environment, girls are more likely to just quit than to stick around on the outskirts. However, it does mean that the vast majority, if not all, of our female members are highly committed to the team.
Total Number of Leadership Positions: 11
Total Number of Females in Leadership Positions: 4
Leadership Position Breakdown:
Business Captains: both female
Engineering Captains: both male
Awards Lead: female
Outreach Lead: female
Marketing Lead: male
CAD Lead: male
Programming Lead: male
Design and Fabrication Lead: male
Strategy/Scouting Lead: male
Notes: I was honestly disappointed by the breakdown of our business leadership vs. our engineering leadership this year. There was a huge gender disparity with no engineering captain or lead positions being taken on by females. We did, however, increase our gender ratio in general team members this year, and I think that will reflect in our 2016/2017 leadership. Tomorrow we will find out for sure, but I am hoping that we will have one female and one male engineering captain. There are also several girls who were rookies this year who have told me they will be applying for engineering lead positions that will likely get them.
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