In a blog by The Guardian, Laura Bates, founder of the Everyday Sexism Project, addresses a controversial topic: the dress code. Throughout the blog, she challenges the ethics of dress codes, deeming them dangerous and discriminatory towards young women. Unfortunately, her writing includes bold assumptions and emotionally charged statements. Although promoting women’s causes provokes admiration from her readers, Ms. Bates statements concerning the negative ramifications of the dress code ring hollow. Her apparent decision to combat the evils of sexism results in a blog filled with tiresome rhetoric devoid of concrete evidence. Therefore, contrary to Ms. Bates position, the dress code does not undermine young women. To begin, shopping for uniforms should not unduly hinder a student from abiding by the dress code. Shopping specifically for school uniforms would not differ significantly from a young woman’s typical, …show more content…
To further prepare students for adulthood, school systems establish set dress codes. Addressing occurrences when teachers send girls to the principle for dress code violations, Ms. Bates suggests this consequence, “Privileges the societal sexualisation of their adolescent bodies over their own right to learn” (Bates). Although sending a student from class momentarily detains their learning, it does not undermine the learning process, overall. Notably, one parent comments, “Parents are aware of the dress code before they register their student. If you don't like the dress code…find the best education setting for your child and enroll your student there” (Small). Accordingly, when a student enrolls in a school, they agree to act and dress in accordance with the schools’ dress code; therefore, they must shoulder this responsibility and the consequences of violating their agreement. Thus, dress codes require students to act in a mature, adult