The videos I watch online include several game streamers who like to talk about their STEM careers. One of them in particular keeps emphasizing how to them, stu

The videos I watch online include several game streamers who like to talk about their STEM careers. One of them in particular keeps emphasizing how to them, studying their field did not come easy to them, but they had luckily realized soon enough that working in a lab was what they wanted and loved to do. So they chewed through the academic career. In short, do not exclusively measure your chances for success by how well you do in school. Myself I haven't had a very successful academic career, and even a decade later I'm still a mediocre programmer struggling to get things done for perfectionism reasons. But I persevere and don't stop learning things. That lead to me getting a job in the industry a few years back, now carrying a comparably big responsibility in my current position. I very much encourage women to pursue the career they consider the most thrilling. But I can also see that for women, needing more stability sooner in life may make it less appealing to chew through an academic career in a field when they're not sure if they can get good at it.