"He then proceeded to offend me in my own language. I was so horrified I slapped him, which literally made everyone else in the room stop talking and stare at me."
I have no idea why this author thinks that bro culture somehow justifies her physically assaulting someone at a tech conference. Then lamenting about, "I know there must be other women struggle in these situations [sic]" makes it even worse.
[edit: I agree with the other commenter, this is an ill-written, lopsided, and clickbait-y article, won't be a loss if someone flags it off the front page.]