nervousbreakdownsaskedyourselfmultiple times,"and I chosethis , why?""areyoulost"less than 5other girlsin youclasses"really? I seeyou as aliberal artsperson."selfdoubt3.5+GPAcasualsexismweirdinteractionwith a TA orprofessorthought aboutswitching to an"easier" majorAT LEAST onceknow the stats ofwomen in STEM,but are stillshocked whenyour of few in yourclasses"oh soyou wereright, mybad"had/have aleadershipposition in anengineeringclub/orgcriticized for asimple mistakethat your malecounterpartsmade as wellhugepressuretosucceedhave friendswho are/willbe in thesame majoras youhad youridea for aproject beingignoredimpostersyndromeFree!pressure tobe a goodrole modelfor youngergirlsfeeling likeyou haveto proveyourself"you got thatjob/internshipbecauseyou're awoman"menmansplainingyour ownwork/researchto you"you'retoo prettyto be inSTEM"nervousbreakdownsaskedyourselfmultiple times,"and I chosethis , why?""areyoulost"less than 5other girlsin youclasses"really? I seeyou as aliberal artsperson."selfdoubt3.5+GPAcasualsexismweirdinteractionwith a TA orprofessorthought aboutswitching to an"easier" majorAT LEAST onceknow the stats ofwomen in STEM,but are stillshocked whenyour of few in yourclasses"oh soyou wereright, mybad"had/have aleadershipposition in anengineeringclub/orgcriticized for asimple mistakethat your malecounterpartsmade as wellhugepressuretosucceedhave friendswho are/willbe in thesame majoras youhad youridea for aproject beingignoredimpostersyndromeFree!pressure tobe a goodrole modelfor youngergirlsfeeling likeyou haveto proveyourself"you got thatjob/internshipbecauseyou're awoman"menmansplainingyour ownwork/researchto you"you'retoo prettyto be inSTEM"

Women in STEM Struggles - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. G-nervous breakdowns
  2. O-asked yourself multiple times, "and I chose this , why?"
  3. I-"are you lost"
  4. I-less than 5 other girls in you classes
  5. I-"really? I see you as a liberal arts person."
  6. G-self doubt
  7. O-3.5+ GPA
  8. B-casual sexism
  9. N-weird interaction with a TA or professor
  10. N-thought about switching to an "easier" major AT LEAST once
  11. B-know the stats of women in STEM, but are still shocked when your of few in your classes
  12. I-"oh so you were right, my bad"
  13. N-had/have a leadership position in an engineering club/org
  14. G-criticized for a simple mistake that your male counterparts made as well
  15. G-huge pressure to succeed
  16. O-have friends who are/will be in the same major as you
  17. B-had your idea for a project being ignored
  18. B-imposter syndrome
  19. G-Free!
  20. N-pressure to be a good role model for younger girls
  21. B-feeling like you have to prove yourself
  22. O-"you got that job/internship because you're a woman"
  23. I-men mansplaining your own work/research to you
  24. O-"you're too pretty to be in STEM"