thought aboutswitching to an"easier" majorAT LEAST oncepressure tobe a goodrole modelfor youngergirls"areyoulost"impostersyndromeknow the stats ofwomen in STEM,but are stillshocked whenyour of few in yourclassesmenmansplainingyour ownwork/researchto youhad/have aleadershipposition in anengineeringclub/orgweirdinteractionwith a TA orprofessornervousbreakdownsselfdoubthave friendswho are/willbe in thesame majoras youless than 5other girlsin youclassescriticized for asimple mistakethat your malecounterpartsmade as well"you got thatjob/internshipbecauseyou're awoman""you'retoo prettyto be inSTEM"casualsexismaskedyourselfmultiple times,"and I chosethis , why?"Free!"really? I seeyou as aliberal artsperson."feeling likeyou haveto proveyourselfhad youridea for aproject beingignored"oh soyou wereright, mybad"3.5+GPAhugepressuretosucceedthought aboutswitching to an"easier" majorAT LEAST oncepressure tobe a goodrole modelfor youngergirls"areyoulost"impostersyndromeknow the stats ofwomen in STEM,but are stillshocked whenyour of few in yourclassesmenmansplainingyour ownwork/researchto youhad/have aleadershipposition in anengineeringclub/orgweirdinteractionwith a TA orprofessornervousbreakdownsselfdoubthave friendswho are/willbe in thesame majoras youless than 5other girlsin youclassescriticized for asimple mistakethat your malecounterpartsmade as well"you got thatjob/internshipbecauseyou're awoman""you'retoo prettyto be inSTEM"casualsexismaskedyourselfmultiple times,"and I chosethis , why?"Free!"really? I seeyou as aliberal artsperson."feeling likeyou haveto proveyourselfhad youridea for aproject beingignored"oh soyou wereright, mybad"3.5+GPAhugepressuretosucceed

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