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Originally Posted by Pauline Tasci
Honestly,
In a way this thread is backtracking on everything women have STEM have worked for.
We want to be recognized as just engineers.
Not these special creatures that need to be shown in a public eye.
Defining your leadership based on gender IS NOT moving the fight for equality forward
It makes the gap larger.
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I think by recognizing that there is a disparity between genders in leadership positions will help us move forward and address those issues by their root causes.
As a woman in STEM, and one that loves engineering, I don't find the lack of women in STEM due to how people are treating us per say. I don't think that kind of oppression exists, especially in the FRC community.
I just think it's the lack of women currently in the community, due to girls traditionally not thinking of it as their place. Now by showing the world how females can be such great STEM leaders, it helps to show girls what they can do. I don't think it really has to do with putting us in such a public eye, but more with inspiring younger generations.
I think by recognizing females in the community as the leaders they are will help boost long term female enrollment, closing that gap.