Girls on FIRST teams

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by smurfgirl

because it seems as if we only got special attention because we were girls.

Ellen,
you may still be a part of the generation where women are lagging behind in the fields of science, engineering, and technology. What you say is true from one perspective. From another, the winds of change are forming because there are increasing numbers of girls on the robotics teams and increasing numbers of women entering into satisfying careers in these areas. In the broad scheme of things, FIRST is not very old and yet advancements in many areas are being achieved each year. In the next 5, 10, 15 years, it won't be like it is now. We're just not quite there yet but it is changing.

If you are unhappy with the fact that the attention comes only because you are girls, come up with a plan to re-direct that. Show the growth, the improvement, the advances being made in the areas of science, engineering, technology regarding the role of women. Talk about how FIRST is helping create that culture change so that girls don't have to be singled out for any reason other than they are successful members of a FIRST team.