feeling likeyou haveto proveyourself"oh soyou wereright, mybad"impostersyndromemenmansplainingyour ownwork/researchto youhave friendswho are/willbe in thesame majoras youhugepressuretosucceed"areyoulost"selfdoubthad youridea for aproject beingignoredhad/have aleadershipposition in anengineeringclub/orgknow the stats ofwomen in STEM,but are stillshocked whenyour of few in yourclassesweirdinteractionwith a TA orprofessoraskedyourselfmultiple times,"and I chosethis , why?"pressure tobe a goodrole modelfor youngergirlsFree!thought aboutswitching to an"easier" majorAT LEAST oncecasualsexismnervousbreakdownsless than 5other girlsin youclasses3.5+GPA"you got thatjob/internshipbecauseyou're awoman""really? I seeyou as aliberal artsperson."criticized for asimple mistakethat your malecounterpartsmade as well"you'retoo prettyto be inSTEM"feeling likeyou haveto proveyourself"oh soyou wereright, mybad"impostersyndromemenmansplainingyour ownwork/researchto youhave friendswho are/willbe in thesame majoras youhugepressuretosucceed"areyoulost"selfdoubthad youridea for aproject beingignoredhad/have aleadershipposition in anengineeringclub/orgknow the stats ofwomen in STEM,but are stillshocked whenyour of few in yourclassesweirdinteractionwith a TA orprofessoraskedyourselfmultiple times,"and I chosethis , why?"pressure tobe a goodrole modelfor youngergirlsFree!thought aboutswitching to an"easier" majorAT LEAST oncecasualsexismnervousbreakdownsless than 5other girlsin youclasses3.5+GPA"you got thatjob/internshipbecauseyou're awoman""really? I seeyou as aliberal artsperson."criticized for asimple mistakethat your malecounterpartsmade as well"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. B-feeling like you have to prove yourself
  2. I-"oh so you were right, my bad"
  3. B-imposter syndrome
  4. I-men mansplaining your own work/research to you
  5. O-have friends who are/will be in the same major as you
  6. G-huge pressure to succeed
  7. I-"are you lost"
  8. G-self doubt
  9. B-had your idea for a project being ignored
  10. N-had/have a leadership position in an engineering club/org
  11. B-know the stats of women in STEM, but are still shocked when your of few in your classes
  12. N-weird interaction with a TA or professor
  13. O-asked yourself multiple times, "and I chose this , why?"
  14. N-pressure to be a good role model for younger girls
  15. G-Free!
  16. N-thought about switching to an "easier" major AT LEAST once
  17. B-casual sexism
  18. G-nervous breakdowns
  19. I-less than 5 other girls in you classes
  20. O-3.5+ GPA
  21. O-"you got that job/internship because you're a woman"
  22. I-"really? I see you as a liberal arts person."
  23. G-criticized for a simple mistake that your male counterparts made as well
  24. O-"you're too pretty to be in STEM"