Making STEM a better place for women

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Originally Posted by hstanger

teams need to seek out female mentors!

The few female mentors I've worked side-by-side with have been some of the best, but they are very hard to find. Not just technical mentors, but mentors in general. I also have a general problem recruiting mentors, but I'd be interested in hearing any advice for recruiting female mentors.

And I would say also to keep conversations focused robotics as much as possible to prevent both parties from focusing on appearance

I actually slightly disagree with this. I think moving the topic festers the behavior or issue, especially because if they don't act that way in front of you

(whatever they choose to talk about at lunch is different

I equate this sometimes to tool safety. I'd rather the student do something unsafe in front of me, so I can help them understand the need for safety, then do it when I'm turned away. I think this applies to behavior as well.