Episode 165: Unpacking Dress Codes with Ruby and Maggie (part two)

Maggie Greene and Ruby Gertz are back to continue the conversation about dress codes. This episode is part 2 of 3.  This week we will be tackling the concept of "professionalism" and how that ties into dress codes. We will do a deep dive into the different categories of professional dress. And we will get to the bottom of how/why these dress codes are enforced, despite the language within these policies being very subjective and unmeasurable.  This episode also includes thoughts/stories from Pat, Jenny, and Carla. We recommend reading Dress Codes: How the Laws of Fashion Made History by Richard Thompson Ford. Also check out "You Call It Professionalism; I Call It Oppression in a Three-Piece Suit," by Carmen Rios for Everyday Feminism. Find this episode's transcript (and so much more) at clotheshorsepodcast.com Want to support Amanda's work on Clotheshorse? Learn more at patreon.com/clotheshorsepodcast If you want to share your opinion/additional thoughts on the subjects we cover in each episode, feel free to email, whether it’s a typed out message or an audio recording:  amanda@clotheshorse.world Check out Amanda's other podcast, The Department. Clotheshorse is brought to you with support from the following sustainable small businesses: Thumbprint is Detroit's only fair trade marketplace, located in the historic Eastern Market.  Our small business specializes in products handmade by empowered women in South Africa making a living wage creating things they love like ha