[Understanding a little of the time that he's from and the view of women many men had, Wanda can't take offense at his response. Especially considering that he doesn't seem to find the notion distasteful so much as...remarkable, perhaps? If he had scoffed at the notion of her talking about becoming a pirate based on her gender, she might not have told him at all, but their conversation gave her cause to trust she could be more or less honest with him without major repercussions.]

There are some among us who started as soldiers, and others who did not. All of us have a particular set of skills that makes us valuable to our operations. [She shrugs lightly.] And circumstances caused our paths to cross. I would not have been recruited if the situation had been different. One of the founding members is female, however, and many of our allies, intelligent and educated people from a variety of backgrounds and professions, are as as well. None of whom would have accepted discrimination based on their gender.