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

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"it does not allow girls to develop the thicker skin they will need if they want to pursue a career in science and technology."

My daughters went to an all girls school and were on all girl teams. My daughters handle themselves very well in coed society. It would be interesting if there is a study that has examined all girl teams and if there is any difference with girls who are on coed teams. Anecdotal stories are interesting, but not necessarily descriptive of a group.

"girls to develop the thicker skin" I know what you mean, but isn't it sad that the girls must adapt to feel accepted instead of the culture welcoming talented, productive women into the science and technology fields? Perhaps we need to change the culture so that thick skins are not required.