Sexism in the work place

Sexism in the work place

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I'm sitting here in my shirt and tie, sweating like a proverbial.  Maybe, just maybe, I'll be allowed to take my tie off later provided I then hide from clients like the Phantom of the Opera, but chances are I will have to sweat it out.

All the women are swanning in in their light dresses, bare legged, minimal fabric (sadly only the older women), nice and cool. 

And I thought sexism was dead in these enlightened times.  I'd burn something in protest, but I can't think what.

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By Brugesbear
23rd May 2012 09:04

You don't have to wear a tie...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1424382/Telling-men-to-wear-ties-is-sex-discrimination.html

I'd like to point out that I don't read the Torygraph but it was the only link I could find to this case from aeons ago. At the last firm I worked at virtually no one wore a tie.

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By accountsdragon
23rd May 2012 09:13

wow!

Sexism and ageism!  'Sadly only the older ones'. 

I assume you weren't looking for sympathy?

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By Constantly Confused
23rd May 2012 09:41

Haha

accountsdragon wrote:

Sexism and ageism!  'Sadly only the older ones'. 

I assume you weren't looking for sympathy?

 

Ooooops, that was a bit of an own goal wasn't it... :)

 

To be clear, my post is mostly light hearted, though I am rather warm and envious of the ladies in thier dresses.  I was also miffed at school when 'girls have to wear skirts' was deemed sexist so they could come in trousers.  The only reason I didn't start coming in a skirt in protest is my mum, possibly correctly, thought I would be beaten to death within 2 minutes.

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By thisistibi
23rd May 2012 09:47

Boys in skirts

Constantly Confused wrote:

I was also miffed at school when 'girls have to wear skirts' was deemed sexist so they could come in trousers.  The only reason I didn't start coming in a skirt in protest is my mum, possibly correctly, thought I would be beaten to death within 2 minutes.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-13362700

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By Constantly Confused
23rd May 2012 10:06

Haha

thisistibi wrote:

Constantly Confused wrote:

I was also miffed at school when 'girls have to wear skirts' was deemed sexist so they could come in trousers.  The only reason I didn't start coming in a skirt in protest is my mum, possibly correctly, thought I would be beaten to death within 2 minutes.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-13362700

 

He clearly didn't go to a school like mine otherwise that article would have been in the form of an obituary...  Maybe I should just turn up to work in a nice flowing summer dress and adopt the line 'well you're letting her wear it, why not me?'.

:)

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By thisistibi
23rd May 2012 09:14

Office attire

I think it's harder for women to look smart in the office.  They need quite a varied professional wardrobe, whereas a man you can come in with the same selection of shirt/tie day after day - almost like a uniform.

Not sure what your workplace is like, but I would only put a tie on to go to a meeting with clients, not wear it all day.

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By Roland195
23rd May 2012 09:23

Could be worse

Your employer could opt for a more relaxed dress code - you know, something smart but casual. We could all look professional yet friendly & approachable.

However, what usually happens is that the girls come to work dressed exactly the same as they do just now in their summer undress uniform (and generally look really good) and the men have to get up an hour earlier to try & find something in their wardobe that looks "smart but casual" then come to work as self conscious as they boy at school who's Mum made him wear a blazer & shorts.

   

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Image is of a pin up style woman in a red dress with some of her skirt caught in the filing cabinet. She looks surprised.
By Monsoon
23rd May 2012 09:39

Dress code

Tell your employer to allow shorts and T-shirts. Job done!

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By George Attazder
23rd May 2012 12:08

To be honest...

... I can't think of a better place for sexism, than at work.

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By thisistibi
23rd May 2012 13:56

Um..

George Attazder wrote:

... I can't think of a better place for sexism, than at work.

You're thinking of sex, rather than sexism?

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By George Attazder
23rd May 2012 14:00

Oh no I'm not!

I can only patronise the inferior gender if I refrain from having carnal knowledge! :)

A pat on the head goes such a long way!

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By accountsdragon
24th May 2012 10:41

Yes but
A black eye often offends!

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Image is of a pin up style woman in a red dress with some of her skirt caught in the filing cabinet. She looks surprised.
By Monsoon
24th May 2012 09:51

Skirts.

Everyone in our office wears skirts from time to time. No-one bats an eyelid.

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