3 Girls Fought Their School's Sexist Dress Code and Won in Court
First #LeggingsGate, now this: a judge in North Carolina has ruled against a charter school’s sexist dress code…
Racist and Sexist Dress Codes Make School Hell for Black Girls
It turns out that school dress code policies—which prohibit harmless black cultural signifiers and draw attention and…
Haters at the Met Denied Entry to Woman Who Loves Dressing up in Period Costume
When 26-year-old Eliza Vincz rolled up to the Metropolitan Museum of Art decked out in her 18th century best, Met…
Congresswomen Take Photo in Sleeveless Dresses and Tops to Celebrate Modernized Dress Code
Another day, another empowering photo.
High School Girls Demand to Know Why Bra Straps Are Disrespectful
In the age-old debate over whether boys go to Jupiter to get more stupider, whilst girls go to college to get more…
Malden Charter School Ordered to End Discriminatory Policy That Punishes Students for Wearing Hair Extensions
On Friday, the state attorney general of Massachusetts ordered the Mystic Valley Regional Charter School, located in…
The RNC Apparently Has a Dress Code for Woman Reporters [Updated]
CLEVELAND — Donald Trump’s noted disdain for members of the press, particularly those of us who happen to be women, has…
Male Kansas Senator Institutes Dress Code for Female Witnesses to Ensure They Look 'Respectful'
You will never guess which political party he belongs to!
Female Meteorologists Conspire to Dress Exactly Alike
If you assumed there was some kind of underground society of female meteorologists scheming to make all forecasts look…
What High School Dress Codes Teach Our Daughters
“Stand up straight,” I tell my daughter, for the tenth time in an hour. I notice when she rolls her eyes. By the time…
School Wants Boys to 'Be Classy,' Girls to Cover Their Slutty Shoulders
An Iowa Catholic high school just released the dress code for their end of year "scholastic achievement" assembly, and…
High Schoolers Shown Clips From Pretty Woman at Dress Code Assembly
Visual material can be really helpful in the classroom. For example the "Carol never wore safety goggles" poster…
High Schoolers Protest Unrealistic Dress Code After 200 Get Detention
It's only been two weeks since school started at Tottenville High School in Staten Island and already, some 200…
I Will Dress Like a Slob on an Airplane and No One Can Stop Me
There are people out there — fancy, elegant people — who strongly argue the case for dressing nicely on airplanes."The…
Man Has Hilariously Dumb Advice For How Female Lawyers Should Dress
Every six months or so, some dusty old fuddy duddy writes something truly idiotic about how female lawyers are too…
Mom Wears Dress to Graduation That Got Daughter Sent Home From School
After a North Carolina high school student was sent home in tears on the last day of her senior year for wearing a…
Reporter Kicked Out of Utah Courtroom For Her Slutty Bare Shoulders
Summer is a dangerous time. Murder spikes in America's cities, treacherous heat waves threaten the health of the…
Is Your Dress Code Sexist? A Guide.
It seems like you can't open a browser window nowadays without confronting news that another school or university is…
Utah School That Photoshopped Girls Allowed Boys to Bare Chests
In news that shouldn't surprise anyone, the Utah school which claimed it photoshopped girls to show less skin in order…
University of Texas Says Women's Clothing 'Distracts' From Learning
A reader spotted this sign up at the University of Texas School of Nursing in Austin.