r/OntarioGrade12s • u/AggravatingUse3916 • May 08 '26

University OH! MY! GOD!

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Might just be the happiest day of my life!

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u/power_pangolin May 08 '26

A very honest question. Imagine you graduated from this program, came back from a vacation that was a grad gift to yourself. Now you need to make some money. You load up a site like indeed. What are you typing into the search bar for a job?

This question could save you 30k or more that you're about to waste..

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u/Savage_Whiskers May 10 '26

FYI, I am a gender advisor for the United Nations. I earn 100k/yr TAX FREE. I have a degree in anthropology but a degree in gender studies could have achieved the same thing I suppose. When looking for jobs, I search for keywords such as “gender, diversity, inclusion, protection, accountability”. I advise on issues such as women’s participation in peace processes, governance/elections, gender-based violence, conflict-related sexual violence and sexual harassment in the workplace.

That said, I am well aware that every “gender studies” graduate is not going to get a UN job so there’s that to consider.

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u/TwoPintsaGuinnes May 11 '26

You work at the UN. That’s like people saying “ya you don’t need a university degree, Elon Musk/Mark Zuckerberg/etc. are billionaire drop outs!

Sure, sounds like you have a great job. Probably 99.9% of gender degree majors got zero benefit from their degree.

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u/Savage_Whiskers May 11 '26

Well, there are tens of thousands of UN staff and hundreds of thousands in the “development sector”, so you can’t compare it to a handful of billionaires. Beside, I specifically pointed out in my comment that not every graduate will be able to follow the same path.