Harassment of Our Authors Is Not Ok: A Conversation
To everyone suggesting that women likely to be harassed should &quot;learn to write under pen names&quot;:<p>Men who write articles of any quality about helping elderly people learn to code might take some shit on message board comments, but <i>none of them become the target of organized harassment campaigns</i>.<p>The notion that women should write under pen names while men freely and safely claim credit for any random achievement is a perfect example of how this industry allows itself to be rigged against women. Women aren&#x27;t even supposed to identify themselves --- when they do, they&#x27;re just allowing themselves to be victimized by the forces of nature, which apparently include mobs of misogynist trolls.