[IdahoEv]

... and predictably, the first comment proves her point.

You see two or three examples of comments in the article, and feel comfortable dismissing her point entirely as a result. But of course a written article has only room for two or three examples.

She wouldn't have written it if there weren't an absolute nonstop stream of this sort of crap over the course of years. A point she made abundantly clear, and an experience that would be oppressive to anyone.

(Not to mention the numerous things that can't possibly be read as "nice or funny", like having all your contributions ignored in favor of equivalent contributions from men. That makes me wonder if you actually read most of the article, or just skimmed and cherry picked a couple things that left you feeling justified in dismissing her.)

When you learn to listen to people who are struggling instead of dismissing them, your life will be better. I promise.

[Kalium]

Be careful what arguments you make. A person writing an article based on their experiences that they believe accurate and representative does not automatically make it so on both counts.

[theVirginian]

I did read that part. She claims her contributions were equivalent and I believe that they could have been, but where is the proof of that? If some independent party were to back up that claim with facts I would feel more comfortable supporting her point. I'm not denying that sexism exists, just making the point that I didn't like this article because I don't think it successfully makes its point.