Are School Dress Codes Sexist?
Parents in some public school districts in New Jersey are saying the dress codes are sexist: they argue it singles out girls and shames them, saying their bodies are a distraction to the boys.
Are high school dress codes sexist? Call in at 212-433-WNYC, tweet at @BrianLehrer, or leave a comment below.
@BrianLehrer I went to school w uniform and rules also help girls not feel competitive or intimidated by different states of development
— Nut Milk King (@gvanullen) October 16, 2015
@WNYC @BrianLehrer Yes it is! My entire childhood was being asked to measure my shorts by finger length at school and cover shoulders...
— Shayla Hayward-Lundy (@haywardlundy) October 16, 2015
@WNYC @BrianLehrer The idea that girls can somehow be blamed for "distracting" boys is not only sexist but a terrible message to send kids
— Amory Meltzer (@Amorymeltzer) October 16, 2015
The girls only dress code policies sound like they are implemented to protect the make teachers from being distracted. @brianlehrer
— Mr. Kunle (@KunleIRAK) October 16, 2015
@gvanullen @BrianLehrer I'm usually very liberal on these issues but school uniforms make total sense. I also say all body ink covered too.
— Andrew Dzurisin (@ewdrew1977) October 16, 2015
@WNYC @BrianLehrer School dress codes are the first societal step in shaming girls' bodies... and continues for the rest of our lives.
— Shayla Hayward-Lundy (@haywardlundy) October 16, 2015
@BrianLehrer a dress code will always effect women more, because there is more available variability in women's clothes.
— ... expunged? (@catafracture) October 16, 2015
@BrianLehrer we need to replace "ladylike" with "professional" in language here. Needs to be gender neutral and emphasize integrity
— Patricia Watwood (@PatriciaWatwood) October 16, 2015
