The purpose of this multiple case study was to examine the kinds of experiences that were critical
to the physics trajectories of four purposefully selected undergraduate female physics students in
central Europe. The data were collected through individual semi-structured interviews and were
analyzed following an inductive approach and a combination of open and in-vivo coding. The
findings showed that: (a) all participants experienced a lack of sense of belonging in physics
because of stereotypes and biases about the role of women in physics, which were evident both
in classroom discourses and lack of recognition by their instructors and their male peers; (b) the
intersection of gender and physics identity served as a barrier to the participants’ perceived
recognition (by others) as competent physics persons as well as their sense of belonging in
physics; and, (c) all participants pointed to the lack of role-models and specifically women of color
in academia.
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