I don't think a woman in a dress is analogous to a man in a suit. Here is a woman in a dress, something she might wear to convention about programming if she w

I don't think a woman in a dress is analogous to a man in a suit. Here is a woman in a dress, something she might wear to convention about programming if she wanted to wear a dress: http://dressforweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Korean-version-of-the-2013-summer-dress-with-belt-buckle-short-sleeved-plus-size-casual-dress.jpg http://dressforweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Korean-ver... It's fairly modest and not loudly styled. This is not the same style of dress as a man wearing a suit. The equivalent for a woman would be this: http://www.acrdepos.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Women-Business-Pant-Suit.jpg http://www.acrdepos.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/06... or this, if you wanted a dress: http://juegoskizi2.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/skirt-suits-for-women-elite-skirt-suits-for-women.jpg http://juegoskizi2.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/skirt-suit... I do not thing most women would have an issue about assuming they aren't a programmer (any more than a man in a suit) wearing either of those two last things I linked.