Are all girl FIRST team counterproductive to the philosophy of FIRST?

[Andrew Schreiber]

Originally Posted by JaneYoung

Name some teams that are all girls teams that are formed solely to exclude boys. Do you know of any?

Also, does it hurt to use capitalization in your sentences? Just asking...

Jane

I agree with your second point but question why you put it in this post as opposed to the hundreds of others that are just as bad that you have responded to without this question.


As for your first point, just because the OP doesn't know of a team doesn't mean they don't exist. Nor do they need to exist for his questions to valid. It is an important question to answer, should we encourage diversity?

I want to point to a thread a couple years ago in which a very similar question was raised and the lessons learned from an experiment attempted by 842.

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=56504


I do have to wonder what the reaction would be if the roles were reversed, what would have happened if the OP had asked if all male teams should be allowed? Or if teams were allowed to discriminate against students who have learning disabilities or who don't speak English?

Rather than viewing this as saying that "all girl teams are evil!" or as "that is sexist!" view it as an opportunity to discuss the benefits of having a diverse team and why working with people who have different views than you is a good experience.