Dress

[asterroc]

In an attempt to find evidence other than anecdotal that women tend to talk themselves down and understate their abilities and that mean talk themselves up and overstate their abilities, I instead came across this set of advice on how women should dress for an interview. Am I the only one who finds it insulting that a State University webpage would perpetuate sexist requirements such as "Always wear hose to interviews"?

Comments

[spazzy444.livejournal.com]

In High School I was in a club called DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) - Basically Marketing Club (not as in sales marketing, but actual marketing).
Well our Teacher demanded when we competed we dress exactly like that. If you showed up in a pant suit you were first given a talking to, and the second time you were not allowed to compete. The only exception to all of those rules on the website were "Wear flat shoes or low pumps in colors that avoid making your feet a focal point. Be sure that they are clean and polished. Avoid shoes that hinder walking fast. This lowers credibility. Avoid open-toed shoes since associated with social agendas."
He told us to wear a 1-2 inch heel or else it makes your foot look huge. However the rest of that statement was true to his rules.

[zandperl.livejournal.com]

If someone told me to wear a heel in high school I would've gotten a letter from my podiatrist to get me out of it. That's ridiculous.