I enjoyed this read, although I’m one of the great majority of women in tech struggling with…
Sofia Belchiorinho
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Thank you for your response, Sofia. First of all, I’m sorry you struggle with imposter syndrome and I really wish I had some easy way to help you out with that. As for your other point, it’s a good point and my intention really wasn’t to offend anyone. You’re right that I don’t actually wish for the hardship and I’m not in any way trying to minimize your efforts and struggles. What I was trying to express is that since there are people out there, like you, who have gone through these struggles and are still in the field while I’ve done relatively little to pull my weight, I feel like I’m getting credit for the ‘strong, resilient woman’ aspect when I don’t deserve it. I was trying to say that I don’t feel like I deserve to be considered in the same ranks as some of the amazing women out there, like you, and when someone comes to me with their struggles, I don’t have a way to tell them that I got through it and so can they. Ideally, none of us would have to face any of these issues and everyone could have the experiences that I have and that’s why I think it’s ultimately very selfish of me to wish for anything else.