Making STEM a better place for women

[MooreteP]

Originally Posted by dubiousSwain

Not trying to de-rail the thread, but just letting you know that there are more than two genders. Just something to keep in mind as this thread continues.

Oh dear, I was hoping this aspect wouldn't cloud the thread, but here goes.

How do you handle room assignments on a field trip to a travel competition when students are openly LBGTQ?
We usually packed 4 students to a room (before districts).
When their sexual orientation would be taken into account, the math became more expensive.

The students were cool about it, but us mentors were befuddled.

Back to the original topic:
Female Engineering mentors, like Minority mentors, are a prized commodity.
The demands on their time and availability as "representatives" are greater in comparison to those placed on traditional "caucasian" male mentors.
The pressure placed upon them due to their "identity" is something that many of us don't quite appreciate or understand.