3. TIL that Angela White, an adult film actress, holds a first-class honours degree...

TIL that Angela White, an adult film actress, holds a first-class honours degree in gender studies from the University of Melbourne. Her thesis is titled "The Porn Performer: The Radical Potential of Pleasure in Pornography."

I disagree that it is a Liberal Arts degree, the degree lines up more with a degree in Sociology and Psychology. I would consider both of those be a part of STEM. That is why I think that Gender Studies would be a part of STEM.

You need to have a better understand of the concept of Gender Studies. It poses a question of why something is a certain way and what would be a solution to that problem. You learn a basic principle that you will learn from any STEM degree, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving. It would make sense to me why a company would want to hire someone that can showcase their problem solving.

I literally Googled "what types of jobs do people with Gender Studies degrees have" and I got the following ten results:

  • Journalist
  • Teacher
  • Lawyer
  • Writer
  • Casting director
  • Human resources manager
  • Non-profit program director
  • Lobbyist
  • Human rights advocate
  • Editor

A degree can be whatever you make out of it, you have to be creative with it and showcase your skills for a specific career that you want. I am going to school for Software Engineering and I have other opportunities that I can explore than just Software Engineering. I am not going to limit myself with a piece of paper, I will demonstrate ways that I am capable to do the career that I am interested in.

Here's a fun fact: I know of a Software Engineer that has a degree in Psychology and a minor in Mathematics, they never even took a programming course when they went to school.

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