[Bertio]

Further on that point, perhaps men don't require as much higher education to make a decent living, at least to start. As a woman, I got a degree because it was the only path I saw to be able to earn close to what my brothers were earning without one in blue collar jobs. As time has progressed however they have become less employable as the job market shifted around but my career has advanced. There was also motivators for me that my brothers didn't have; financial independence. A woman without an education was a lot more limited than a man. For you a PHD wasn't necessary but for a woman it might what is needed to work against gender bias.

[supperburg]

You could have gotten on onlyfans and made more than all your current salaries combined. Women have blue collar work too. A stripper who saves her money will invariably become wealthy.

[mkr-hn]

Sex work is still work. It's not enough or even necessary to be conventionally attractive. If you have to put in the work anyway, it might as well be something you want to do, and not everyone wants to do sex work.

[Bertio]

Gay porn pays well too but I don't hear a lot of men fighting over that career choice.