In a larger climate where women face discrimination in a number of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields and have a high dropout rate, a growing number of all-girls teams are entering robotics competitions — and winning. Girls of Steel, Exit 5 Robotics and Space Cookies are just a few of the all-girls teams beating out the boys. They’re challenging the backwards idea that girls struggle in STEM, one circuit at a time. If you haven’t seen it before, the FIRST Robotics Competition is one of the biggest of its kind. The new season officially gets underway in January and teams around the country are starting to prep for the 2015 season. Teams around the world design and build their own robots to compete in the annual championships. For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, or FIRST, is an organization founded by inventor and entrepreneur Dean Kamen in 1989. It seeks to inspire young people to take an interest in STEM and hosts robotics competitions throughout the country, including the world championship each spring in St. Louis. Out of 2,700 total FIRST Robotics Competition teams, there are 31 active all-girls teams. To read further, please visit http://mic.com/articles/102426/meet-the-young-women-helping-to-build-the-future-of-robotics.