I think pre-conceptions can sort of “weed out” the bad-fit schools or employers. Some folks recommend that autistic kids not reveal their autism to colleges before acceptance. My D is “revealing” because she has no interest in attending a college that would reject a kid simply due to autism. If an employer says “no” because they think “gender studies = gay = bad” or “gender studies = flaky and angry” then the gender studies major probably wouldn’t want to be in that culture.