Agreed. But it doesn't sound as special: Male programmer denied job because of his 'unprofessional' attire Or even: Programmer denied job because o

Agreed. But it doesn't sound as special: Male programmer denied job because of his 'unprofessional' attire Or even: Programmer denied job because of the 'unprofessional' attire Or: Person denied job because of the 'unprofessional' attire I always try to remove any words that can bias the interpretation. Now I can read it as a person got denied a job, based on 'unprofessional' attire. Doesn't sound so patriarchal and oppressing, after all.