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Why The Dress Code?

Published on Dec 09, 2015

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WHY THE DRESS CODE?

ON THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS SCHOOL DRESS CODES IMPOSE
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AN ARTICLE OF CLOTHING

NOTHING MORE, NOTHING LESS...

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NOT ALLOWED

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WOMEN. ARE. AFFECTED.

  • Lacking Self-Confidence
  • Rape Culture
  • "Maybe I was just asking for it..."

The American Psychological Association's Task Force on the Sexualization of Girls expresses that this forces girls to "learn to think of and treat their bodies as objects of other's desire."

rape culture, n. : an environment in which rape is prevalent and in which sexual violence against women is normalized and excused in the media and popular culture.

There Are Ways To Help

Nothing more, nothing less.

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING

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University, Marshall. "Women's Center." Womens Center. Marshall University. Web. 9 Sept. 2015.


"The APA Task Force on the Sexualization of Girls." Apa.org. APA. Web. 9 Sept. 2015.

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D'Anastasio, Cecilia. "Girls Speak Out Against Sexist School Dress Codes." The Nation. The Nation, 27 Aug. 2014. Web. 9 Sept. 2015.


Chemaly, Soraya. "Dress Codes or How Schools Skirt Around Sexism and Homophobia." Huffpost.com. The Huffington Post. Web. 9 Sept. 2015.

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