Actually, more than that - if any vestige of Enterprise canon is still intact (and judging by the line about Admiral Archer's beagle, it's a good bet), then she willingly renounced a life as one of the true "masters" in her society, and was able to buck not only all sorts of sexist societal enculturation among her own people, but also to overcome the prejudices of the rest of the Federation (humans may not be racist toward other humans, but Bones' remarks show that, just as in the original series, racist attitudes toward certain non-humans are still tolerated), to become what appears to be the first and only Orion girl in Starfleet Academy history. AND YET, everyone writes her off. This would not be a "dumb" or a "weak" woman - she COULDN'T be, in order to achieve what she did.

I'm trying to think what role would best suit an Orion girl on ship - is there a rank specialty for "sociology"? Considering how well Orion girls are trained to seduce men of other cultures, I can see her having some native insights. Plus, it'd make sense that she'd be friends with Uhura (her specialty would cross over into Uhura's communications role) and Spock (hey, it's science).