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Dress codes have always been controversial, but it seems to me that they’re getting to be even more a lightening rod topic. 2015 has been a year full of not only dress code violation stories, but also a year full of stories about young women fighting back against those dress codes. I guess we can call that a hopeful step in the right direction!
Here’s the thing: I understand why dress codes exist, especially for a school or a place of work. People need to wear certain things in certain settings. I can get behind dress codes that are there to make sure students are focused on schoolwork rather than being fashionable or stylish. I can support dress codes for jobs that require you to look professional. I can agree with dress codes that exist for both women and men...
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Another day, another school dress code sexualizes a young girl. This time, the girl was really young. And by really young, I mean five-years-old. Jef Rouner dropped his daughter off at school in a spaghetti strap sundress, only to pick her up wearing a t-shirt and jeans. The girl insisted on wearing her sundress even though it was chilly, so Rouner packed a change of clothes just in case. He thought she just got chilly, but his daughter told him that the school made her change...
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Things are definitely better than they were in the ’20s or the ’50s, but like I said, sexism is still prevalent. And the lessons below are partly to blame for that. When a Ask Women Reddit thread discussed the harmful lessons people are being taught today, I knew I had to share it with you guys. You might not think some of this stuff is a big deal, but it really is, in more ways than you can imagine. Here are 10 things girls are being taught right now that are actually really harmful.
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