[TallGuyShort]

I think the implication is that calling her a female anything is skipping past her individual contributions as though she's the token female in this story, hence "reduction". I don't entirely agree that those headlines are a reduction, but that's what they meant I think.

Edit: maybe "the next Aaron Swartz" is slightly better

[ALittleLight]

I don't mean to cast aspersions, but her accomplishments seem far more impactful then Aaron's.

[_emacsomancer_]

I think the two both have important accomplishments, but they're not actually that similar in the details.