#ds9 obviously did the absolute most to showcase complexity in other cultures

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it’s probably incidental that “cardassian women dominate the sciences” later becomes canon, but that makes it extra good that gul ocett in “the chase” is a woman. even though she’s commanding a warship, it’s a scientific mission, and possibly her ship was specially equipped for it. i love any implication that the cardassian and romulan fleets are also subdivided into different specialties.