thought aboutswitching to an"easier" majorAT LEAST oncehad youridea for aproject beingignoredcasualsexismhugepressuretosucceed"areyoulost"askedyourselfmultiple times,"and I chosethis , why?"pressure tobe a goodrole modelfor youngergirlscriticized for asimple mistakethat your malecounterpartsmade as well"you got thatjob/internshipbecauseyou're awoman"menmansplainingyour ownwork/researchto youweirdinteractionwith a TA orprofessorhad/have aleadershipposition in anengineeringclub/org3.5+GPAselfdoubtfeeling likeyou haveto proveyourself"you'retoo prettyto be inSTEM"know the stats ofwomen in STEM,but are stillshocked whenyour of few in yourclassesimpostersyndromeless than 5other girlsin youclasses"oh soyou wereright, mybad"have friendswho are/willbe in thesame majoras you"really? I seeyou as aliberal artsperson."nervousbreakdownsFree!thought aboutswitching to an"easier" majorAT LEAST oncehad youridea for aproject beingignoredcasualsexismhugepressuretosucceed"areyoulost"askedyourselfmultiple times,"and I chosethis , why?"pressure tobe a goodrole modelfor youngergirlscriticized for asimple mistakethat your malecounterpartsmade as well"you got thatjob/internshipbecauseyou're awoman"menmansplainingyour ownwork/researchto youweirdinteractionwith a TA orprofessorhad/have aleadershipposition in anengineeringclub/org3.5+GPAselfdoubtfeeling likeyou haveto proveyourself"you'retoo prettyto be inSTEM"know the stats ofwomen in STEM,but are stillshocked whenyour of few in yourclassesimpostersyndromeless than 5other girlsin youclasses"oh soyou wereright, mybad"have friendswho are/willbe in thesame majoras you"really? I seeyou as aliberal artsperson."nervousbreakdownsFree!

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