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

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In and of itself, there's nothing wrong with an all girl team. There are many things girls do better than guys, and vice versa. I think in the long run, these teams do a good thing for the program.

That being said, a team really looses something when it starts turning people down. Working based off of the idea that everybody should be in robotics, saying no to someone is a bit of an issue. Especially when the reason is based off of gender. It's not a matter of majority or minority, it's a matter of a neurological melting pot. By eleminating anyone, you loose that person's unique perspective. I don't think that's good for anybody. But again, the teams that end up being all girls don't share the same problem at all.