Q: Why do we call the undergraduate degree a "Bachelor's Degree?"
A: The term "bachelor" originally referred to a soldier who was too young and inexperienced to lead other soldiers into war. So the term came to refer to someone who was not yet fit for leadership, or someone of inferior rank.
In contrast, a "Master" was someone who was at least fit to teach, while a "Doctor" was someone who had mastered a field of inquiry.
The "Bachelor's Degree" has nothing to do with gender, despite the fevered imaginations of many feminists.
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