Dress Code Sexism In Schools

Dress code sexism and sexism in general has been a problem for centuries. In the past, dressing double standards didn’t exist because people didn’t question the standards, thus resulting in the embedded, controversial problem that there is today. Now people and especially, middle school and high school girls are recognizing the problem that is dress code sexism. Some solutions to helping dress code double standards is definitely not literally fighting back, but fighting back by being vocal. For example, people can protest, put posters around the school, contacting the local paper, using social media and hashtags to spread awareness of the problem, because like previously said, the majority don’t consider dress codes to be problematic. The best
solution to stop dress code sexism in elementary, middle, and high schools is to stop saying that the clothes that girls wear is “distracting.” Administrators need to come up with a better reason as to why we have dress codes. If these solutions were actually applied, the problem wouldn’t be so much of a problem because the dress code wouldn't come across as sexist since the reasoning isn't targeting girls. These solutions are feasible because people would be changing their mindset. It doesn’t take away time or money like the assemblies some schools have made for just girls telling them they can’t wear yoga pants.