# Senate says goodbye to dress code

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senate-says-goodbye-to-dress-code/990409>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [September 20, 2023, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senate-says-goodbye-to-dress-code/990409 "2023-09-20T06:05:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2023, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senate-says-goodbye-to-dress-code/990409/141 "2023-09-29T00:10:47Z")

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> [@flurb](#):
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> The interesting thing to me about the resolution is how it studiously avoids setting any standard for what constitutes “business attire” for women. I’m sure male Senators didn’t want to touch that topic with a ten-foot poll.

ISWYDT 😆

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**Author:** ![Digger11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/838e76/32.png) [@Digger11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digger11)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2023, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senate-says-goodbye-to-dress-code/990409/142 "2023-09-29T00:36:34Z")

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> [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#):
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> For a thread title, maybe _“Senate says aloha to dress code”_ would’ve been a better fit.

In both senses of the word.

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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2023, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senate-says-goodbye-to-dress-code/990409/143 "2023-09-29T00:37:53Z")

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> [@flurb](#):
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> The interesting thing to me about the resolution is how it studiously avoids setting any standard for what constitutes “business attire” for women. I’m sure male Senators didn’t want to touch that topic with a ten-foot poll.

This has come up in some of the courts in Canada. Male judges have learnt that saying anything more than “business attire” for women is not a good career move.

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**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2023, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senate-says-goodbye-to-dress-code/990409/144 "2023-09-29T01:28:20Z")

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> [@Dr\_Paprika](#):
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> Still, I did not repeat this, basically agreeing with them I would prefer to see my own doctor dressed nicely too.

Interesting. Ages ago I read a quote from someone, _Unlike their doctors, people want their lawyers dressed as well as possible._ 🙂

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**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2024, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senate-says-goodbye-to-dress-code/990409/145 "2024-03-09T12:46:53Z")

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