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There are a few girls on my team, but certainly not as many as I'd like there to be (IMHO, more diverse = better). I've tried to talk more of my female friends into joining, however, their other activities at school take up so much of their time that (to them) it would be impossible to join.

As far as who gets to touch the robot, none of the girls on my team (to the best of my knowledge) actually worked on the robot, however, it wasn't because we didn't let them, rather, they applied their talents elsewhere (PR).

The school sponsors always tell us that "This is your team, so do with it as you'd like. We're not here to run the show, just to provide adult supervision." They also encourage us to pretty much dig in; if theres something we're interested in, that its our responsibility to join in.