'Women... are being told our bare arms are unprofessional'
Sonia Furstenau, a Green member of the legislature, said on Twitter that one of her staff was recently told by a member of the legislature staff to wear a slip under her dress because it was clinging to her legs as she walked.Acting sergeant-at-arms Randy Ennis said members of his staff have been enforcing the decades-old business attire policy and telling women to cover up.
What we are frustrated with is sort of an arbitrary enforcement or arbitrary interpretation by staff in this building about what does not constitute professional dress for women.The dress policy from 1980 states that business attire generally constitutes layered clothing that includes covered shoulders.
It also states"for an individual who identifies as a man, this would typically include a collared dressed shirt and tie, dress pants or kilt, and a suit jacket."
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