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Why do women feel the need to show cleavage/legs in the workplace

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Reply 1

choleCcarknif3r

Original post by Don Joiner

Despite there being so much stigma around men looking at cleavage/legs, why do women still wear tops that are very low cut or skirts that show so much leg?

It's like imagine if a man came into the office wearing a vest and shorts because he wanted to show off his arms and his well built legs, that would be wholly inappropriate but for women it's completely okay.

Do they do it to gain power over men? In that they know that if the man is distracted by cleavage etc he might be easier to persuade/control?

I don't get it

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Or maybe because high neck blouses and full length trousers don't look as nice on some people, aren't their style, get really warm and can be really uncomfortable? Or maybe it's because women don't dress for work according to how the men around them feel about it because they have more important things, like work, to deal with.

Reply 2

Anonymous #1

Exactly, they should not and I am a female.

Reply 3

Anonymous #2

Yh, its not my fault if I stare too, Its in my human nature. I've got my rights!

Reply 4

Anonymous #3

Most of them just do it to show off their legs and boobs lmfao.

Reply 5

1010marina

If you wear trousers to work you get called a lesbian or a prude etc. We just can't win with you people, can we?

Reply 6

choleCcarknif3r

Original post by Anonymous

Yh, its not my fault if I stare too, Its in my human nature. I've got my rights!

And that's why HR is a blessing

Reply 7

BabyLadDarren

Any attention is better than no attention.

Reply 8

GradesUnlocked

Original post by 1010marina

If you wear trousers to work you get called a lesbian or a prude etc. We just can't win with you people, can we?

Who gets called a lesbian or a prude? 😂

Reply 9

username1539513

Original post by GradesUnlocked

Who gets called a lesbian or a prude? 😂

I do at work by some customers

Reply 10

GradesUnlocked

Where do you work, may I ask? I've never known a female to be called a lesbian or prude for covering up. Wow.

Reply 11

choleCcarknif3r

Original post by GradesUnlocked

Who gets called a lesbian or a prude? 😂

I did when I wore a long skirt to work by both staff and customers

Reply 12

username1539513

Original post by GradesUnlocked

Where do you work, may I ask? I've never known a female to be called a lesbian or prude for covering up. Wow.

I don't want to say on here but it's a pretty well known and big company

Reply 13

GradesUnlocked

I see, that's very sad.

Reply 14

Betelgeuse-

Damn women looking all purty n stuff. Surely some culture somewhere has invented a solution to this timeless issue, maybe covering women up? :creep:

Reply 15

username402722

I think the insecurity about appearance may be more of a reason than any other. It seems particular to the UK and US- you do not see the awful bad fashion and overdone make up hardly at all in France or Spain, for example. A few weeks ago there were four women leaving the office at the same time as me, two of whom were stylishly dressed and two not (overdone make-up, pale legs, cellulite visible)- the two stylishly dressed were French and Spanish.

Reply 16

markova21

Original post by Betelgeuse-

Damn women looking all purty n stuff. Surely some culture somewhere has invented a solution to this timeless issue, maybe covering women up? :creep:

LOL. Nice one.

Reply 17

username1539513

Original post by GradesUnlocked

I see, that's very sad.

It is but usually the ones doing the calling are only revealing their underlying insecurities. Personally I don't care about being called a lesbian because I'm not a raging homophobe and I accept my somewhat masculine personality and I'm proud of it but I know some girls who freak out about wearing trousers which is quite sad

Why do you care?

If you work in a retail job, I'm not being funny but it's your duty to look reasonable, to take care of your appearance and not dress like a tramp. You are representing the brand, if I went into a shop and their customer assistants looked like tramps it would turn me off.