[StephLee]

I've been part of our team for its entire three-year history. The first year, it was just me and one other girl. We gained three girls the next year and all three stuck around this year, so we're about 1/3 female I guess.

One girl is very involved on the programming team. Myself and another girl are in charge of awards submissions. The other two do a good bit with imagery (buttons and designs and such), and all four of them are WAY involved in our ever-evolving scouting program. We all help a bit with the manufacturing aspect, some more than others.

I've been the team's drive coach since our rookie year (my freshman year), and I'm the team "rules expert." I personally never had anyone say I shouldn't do something because I'm a girl (aside from occasional good-natured teasing), nor have I ever had special treatment because I'm a girl. Gender has never seemed to be an issue one way or another on our team.