Originally Posted by Buglady
This is very true. In many offices where I've worked, male workers have gotten away with looking like complete slobs (visibly dirty/worn/torn clothing, body odor) while females have been "spoken to" by managers about wearing (clean!) pants and sweaters rather than skirts, hose, and jewellery. I even worked (VERY briefly) in one place where the dress code stated female employees MUST wear makeup. That one went down in flames, by the way.
Wow, as a guy I'd have a hard time with that. I think I might find myself wearing a kilt to work in such an environment (probably not makeup but I'd think about it). I can't believe that the requirement to wear makeup is even legal, but then again I'm sort of surprised that they can legally enforce different dress codes for women than for men (IE skirts rather than pants).
Originally Posted by Buglady
And if you have similar problems in a car, you usually have LESS options for on-the-spot repair! Most people don't seem to think of that though.
Most people think of bikes as unreliable. This is because they get them out once a year (maybe) and the tires are always flat, the chain squeaky, etc. In reality a bike is far more reliable than a car but most people don't see it that way.
Originally Posted by Buglady
Then again, my reaction to "but you can't do that, you're a GIRL" has always been something along the lines of "Bite me, I refuse to live in YOUR fear." Ladylike, I'm not
IMHO that makes you much more of a free person than they are. There aren't a lot of free people around these days.