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Hi Nina! As a woman in IT, I really, really appreciate you authoring books on such important topics. As an extension of that, I assume harassment & online/ in-person attention has gotten worse. How do you handle the extra (unwanted) attention that comes your way?

Oh lord, I can imagine!! I already pre-ordered your book on amazon, as well as buying another, so I’ll just wait to find out haha

But for real, thank you so much for responding and doing this AMA. It can be so SO difficult to get these issues viewed seriously, and I really genuinely appreciate you putting your career on the line to make the world a better place for all of us. Your efforts are very much appreciated, I assure you of that. Thank you again, and I wish you the best!

Thank you! I suppose I get most discouraged by trolls, bots, and just in general the worst of the worst that feel comfortable commenting online in anonymity. Really gets me down, and it’s just hard to remind myself that those posters are not the general population.

The hardest part for me tends to be interacting with real men in real life, corporate scenarios. I know that isn’t necessarily your area of expertise, it just happens to be what I encounter most. I never know how to react to a sexist boss or dismissive colleague in a professional, competent manner.

But I really appreciated your line about doing this for younger women! There are countless younger women and family members that I think of every time I feel discouraged with our current state, and they are what keeps me pushing forward and demanding better treatment for.

I’m way late to this thread but do you have any concerns about the left side post birth? In another comment you mentioned the left side “thinks” she’s pregnant too... will you end up having a miscarriage of sorts post delivery? Will there be some sort of double c section to clear out all the lining on the left?

Thank you so much for this AMA!