[Mz]

Words, thoughts and important points are missed because of a new perfume or a low cut blouse.

Trust me, if I could turn that off, I would. If I could ask the woman to wear more considerate clothing at work, I would. That really bothers me.

I will add that no man would show up at the office in a muscle shirt, with his shoulders, upper arms, upper back, etc on display. And I've known men who complained about having to wear a shirt and tie -- felt like they were choking. In that regard, women have way more leeway in how they can dress and it is a completely sexist thing. My general rule of thumb: If no man would put it on display at the office, then I shouldn't either.* Unbuttoned/low-cut shirts displaying a man's chest are also considered sexy. This is not limited to women's bodies. But men generally show up at work covered up to the neck -- and would be sent home to change if they did not. The tank tops and the like that I am entitled to wear are off limits for the men at work.

* I do wear conservative v-necks. Much to my annoyance, many of the shirts I would like to wear I worry would get me sent home for being too t-shirt-like. It's quite hard to find work appropriate clothes that fit the dress code constraints, budgetary constraints, constraints imposed by my health issues...etc...all at the same time.

[sp332]

I'm not sure if it's a law or just a policy, but the dress code might not be enforced in a gender-specifc way. For example: a guy was annoyed that the dress code disallowed him to wear shorts, so he protested by wearing a short skirt, which was allowed by the dress code. Definitely a double standard.