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Gender-based dress codes are dress codes that establish separate standards of clothing and grooming for men and women. These dress codes may also contain specifications related to the wearing of cosmetics and heels and the styling of hair. Gender-based dress codes are commonly enforced in workplaces and educational institutions.
Executive Order 13988, officially titled Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation, was the fourth executive order signed by U.S. President Joe Biden on January 20, 2021. [1] [2] [3] It was rescinded by Donald Trump within hours of his assuming office on January 20, 2025. [4]
It allowed employers to require adherence "to the same dress or grooming standards for the gender to which the employee has transitioned or is transitioning." [ 32 ] When that bill died in committee, Frank introduced H.R. 3685 on September 27, 2007, which did not include gender identity and contained exemptions concerning employer dress codes.
Texas schools rethink gender-based dress code policies after discrimination claims raise new legal issues.
Houston-area school district suspends gender-based provisions of its dress code after being sued over its long-hair policy
“I caught a lot of interesting static from parents of female students who feel the dress code is more slanted toward them,” School Board member Bill Dudley said during a workshop Tuesday. That ...
While campaigning for the presidency in 2008, Obama had promised an executive order banning workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. [4] On the basis of his campaign statement's, LGBT activists had long expected President Obama to issue an executive order prohibiting government contractors from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. [5]
"The dress code treats boys unfairly by presuming they cannot control themselves around girls," says one expert. "And it perpetuates the very damaging idea that risqué clothing is responsible for ...