I don&#x27;t think &quot;gender&quot; is the best separator to use in this case. The post reads like the typical &quot;fate&quot; of an introvert (I guess it&#x27;s fueled by &quot;gender roles&quot;). I wish pg would have used the term &quot;introvert&quot; instead of the dreaded &quot;shy&quot;. In fact it perfectly matches some of the chapters in Susan Cain&#x27;s &quot;Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can&#x27;t Stop Talking&quot;, a pop-sciency book that investigates the introvert&#x2F;extrovert divide (intorverts are cast a bit too much into the hero role but overall a very good book).