"you'retoo prettyto be inSTEM"weirdinteractionwith a TA orprofessorless than 5other girlsin youclassesthought aboutswitching to an"easier" majorAT LEAST oncemenmansplainingyour ownwork/researchto youknow the stats ofwomen in STEM,but are stillshocked whenyour of few in yourclassescasualsexismaskedyourselfmultiple times,"and I chosethis , why?"selfdoubtnervousbreakdownscriticized for asimple mistakethat your malecounterpartsmade as wellpressure tobe a goodrole modelfor youngergirlsfeeling likeyou haveto proveyourselfFree!"oh soyou wereright, mybad"had/have aleadershipposition in anengineeringclub/orgimpostersyndrome"areyoulost""really? I seeyou as aliberal artsperson."have friendswho are/willbe in thesame majoras you"you got thatjob/internshipbecauseyou're awoman"had youridea for aproject beingignoredhugepressuretosucceed3.5+GPA"you'retoo prettyto be inSTEM"weirdinteractionwith a TA orprofessorless than 5other girlsin youclassesthought aboutswitching to an"easier" majorAT LEAST oncemenmansplainingyour ownwork/researchto youknow the stats ofwomen in STEM,but are stillshocked whenyour of few in yourclassescasualsexismaskedyourselfmultiple times,"and I chosethis , why?"selfdoubtnervousbreakdownscriticized for asimple mistakethat your malecounterpartsmade as wellpressure tobe a goodrole modelfor youngergirlsfeeling likeyou haveto proveyourselfFree!"oh soyou wereright, mybad"had/have aleadershipposition in anengineeringclub/orgimpostersyndrome"areyoulost""really? I seeyou as aliberal artsperson."have friendswho are/willbe in thesame majoras you"you got thatjob/internshipbecauseyou're awoman"had youridea for aproject beingignoredhugepressuretosucceed3.5+GPA

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