Reading through the comments on here, it seems as if the post has been misunderstood: It is not about being a girl in computer science, it is about overcoming

Reading through the comments on here, it seems as if the post has been misunderstood: It is not about being a girl in computer science, it is about overcoming your own fears of being perceived as dumb for not understanding, and then being open about not understanding. When the author got over those fears, she clearly states there were benefits for her and others for whom she taught this technique.