Girls on FIRST teams

[MrForbes]

Originally Posted by sparksandtabs

I am not saying that girls shouldn't have dresses but if you look at it, it is how people are brought up. Who is to say boys and girls think differently? Boys and girls have different natural instincts, which well obviously I guess would make them think differently, but they have different problem solving skills becuase that is how they are brought up.

This is an ongoing debate....and probably off topic here...but when psychologists study the nature/nurture issue scientifically, the findings tend to show that there is a lot of built in behavior--the genetic differences are substantial. But they also show that there is an environmental effect--how you are brought up will affect later behavior.

So don't be surprised that most girls are not naturally inclined to do "boy stuff" like building robots....but also do what you can to encourage and help those that you can get interested in it! because they definitely can do technology. Ask my wife