Gender Studies Versus Quantum Physics

Hearing Richard Feynman talking of quantum physics, I am reminded of his view that university degrees in some of the softer disciplines offered at the university, Home Economics for example, might not be fully equivalent in difficulty of attainment to degrees in, say mathematics or physics.

Today, most universities seem to have phased out Home Ec., but with the rise of Womens' Studies, Gender Studies and other "Studies" programs, universities now seem to offer even more soft options than in Feynman's day. That some of these programs are entirely vacuous is rather clearly demonstrated by this report on what passes for scholarship at the mushier edge of the academic community.

 

For those interested in deciding for themselves the validity of present-day academic research in the "gender studies" field, here's a link to one such contribution, as it happens a spoof paper, that was accepted and published in a peer-reviewed journal published by Springer, an old-established publisher of scholarly journals.