I agree that there are some people that still undermine girls in FIRST. I dont agree with the people that say mechanical stuff is for the guys on the team, an the spirit stuff is for the girls! That's not what were here for! We're here to work together on things, as a team, an a team should be doing stuff together. Any girl, whether she is a cheerleader, or dancer on a team can get involved with the mechanics. I know i'm more of the spirited type of girl on my team an want to dance at competitions an i do, but i also get involved with the desgin phase and mechanics. My team allows that, granted some of our older engineers dont like it, because we dont have much expierence, but i'm willing to share the knowledge that i have with them, if they are willing to share their knowledge with me. As of last year i was starting to get involved with the desgin an build team by weighing the robot parts, making prototypes, and even coming up with ideas for our robot desgin. I enjoy the mechanics in FIRST an i'm only willing to learn more. I even get involved with chairman's and the animation, i want to go into web desgin as my major, and it sounds like so much fun. But for those people that dont approve of that really should change their minds about letting girls do work in the shop. They are just as capable as doing anything guys are doing. I would like to see the girls out there that want to be given the chance to work in a shop an have people be proud of what they accomplished, it means a lot to someone.
