I've had a similar experience to Lee. When I was in high school, we always had 5-6 girls at any practice. At DePauw, I can think of at least 10 women in 4-5 years of existence who have come to practice and gone to tournaments on a regular basis. I don't know what it is, but I have an inkling. It's kind of a snowball effect, I assume. Once it's clear to women that it's OK to be attending practice and the men aren't all going to try to jump you, they exude that comfortability to other women. This, in turn, creates a culture where women are more apt to come to practice and, in the case of several women on both teams I've played on, get better, be more aggressive and contribute more. It also helps lead them into leadership roles. The presidency of DUCKS has been filled by two women, in fact. Stan --- In quizbowl_at_yahoogroups.com, "quizbowllee" <charolee_at_h...> wrote: > Interestingly enough, I helped start the first ever quiz bowl team > at Athens State University last year. On the inaugural team, there > were 3 women and me. I was the only male on the team. This struck > me as odd, and I even noted that it was my tenth year to play quiz > bowl (including Jr. High , High School, and Juco) and it was the > first time EVER that I played with a female teammate... > > In fact, my Jr. high coach (who was female) even told us that she > didn't like having girls on the team because they were too timid and > afraid to buzz in. (Please note that this is her opinion and not > mine ;-) > > At any rate, his year we have 3 males and 3 females. > > Just thought I'd join the conversation. > > Lee Henry > Athens State Quiz Bowl
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