Girls on Teams

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by QuietOne

In my school girls walk into our room as they pass by at lunch, they ask whats going on. They seem interested but once they see the number of guys they run for they get intimidated and we never see them again.

If they are coming by at lunch, that is a positive, they are showing interest. Use that to your advantage. Think about going to find them during lunch or before school and ask them to come help with a specific job. Have one in mind.

Something like, 'hey, I saw you stop by and wondered if you would be interested in helping with this, this, or this?' Give them a job that you need done but that won't make a big demand on them or their time - just something to catch their interest.

Or - if you have a part of your robot working that you guys are excited about, ask them if they would like to stop by and see what the team has just been working on. Explain what it does and what you did to help.

If they don't show interest or don't want to, at least you have made an effort to show them that they are welcome. Some times it is very small steps that lead up to achievement.