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Originally Posted by yodameister
I believe that the premise is to make sure that the girls get a "chance" to participate fully in the competition. I know that there are a lot of teams that have girls that are assertive and are fully active members of the team (building, driving, pit, etc). But many girls on teams are unsure of their abilities and therefore not willing to step forward and assert themselves to try the jobs that they may want to attempt. The sad reality (as I see it) is that girls are often relegated to other duties by the boys to do things that "only girls" can do. They are asked to hand out buttons, cheer for the team, scout (in the stands and pit), and other duties. Without the boys, the girls are given the chance to see what it is like to take on a typically male role.
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This clears up a little why i am confused, I just can't relate to this team because the females on our team are assertive and take leadership positions. Mechanical, electrical, PR, all headed up by girls. So if what you are saying is true then all i have to say to girls that feel this way is: there's no reason to feel inferior. It's as simple as that, guys may be more aggressive and such, but most guys also don't think with their brains 80% of the time. Go out there and show people that you are just as good at stereotypically "guy" jobs as guys are.
I'd also like to point out that female engineers are more attractive than all of the football cheerleaders combined (nothing against you cheerleaders out there, just my girlfriend is going into engineering
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