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When I was a grad student, shorts and sandals is absolutely what I would wear to a poster session. I never had anyone comment on what I was wearing. If I did so
by daveFNbuck 9y ago
When I was a grad student, shorts and sandals is absolutely what I would wear to a poster session. I never had anyone comment on what I was wearing. If I did somehow manage to cross a line, I would expect to hear about it from my friends or my advisor, not from a stranger.
Most of your complaints seem to be that men and women have different standards for work-appropriate clothing. If bare arms are too provocative for you, that is a personal problem that you need to work on.
- mirimir 9y agoIt's not at all a problem for me. However, maybe it's a problem for them. Prudent men won't comment or act out. But many men (and women) will judge. Like it or not, it's what's so.
- daveFNbuck 9y agoThere isn't any outfit a woman won't be judged negatively for wearing. You could do a lot more good by speaking up when people are judging.
- mirimir 9y agoSure. But conservatively stylish presentation is arguably the best strategy for career advancement. At least, in academica.
- daveFNbuck 9y agoAre you saying that it's appropriate to give arguably good unsolicited advice to strangers about their appearance?
- mirimir 9y agoNo. I thought that I made that clear. Such advice is appropriate from family, close friends, mentors and managers. Everyone else should keep it to themselves. But the problem is that people gossip. And they judge. Covertly. As in "I don't trust this woman. Why does she dress like that? She'd be disruptive. I'd better not hire her."
- daveFNbuck 9y agoHow do you respond when people covertly tell you that?