Re: Are pantsuits OK ?
Posted by Would you have hired a confident, well-answered woman on 5/09/08
if she wore a pantsuit rather than a dress?
It's okay for a man to be without a jacket as long as he has a tie on (which in most circles is NOT considered nearly as totally dressed up as being in full-suit with jacket?
But a woman is NOT totally dressed up unless she is wearing a dress?
Sexism abounds
On 5/08/08, Sorry, again wrote: > Let me try it again... > From this post: > > Re: Are pantsuits OK ? > Posted by To "sorry" from just me on 5/07/08 > > "I wouldn't want to interview with you and probably wouldn't want to > work on your staff, if you are a principal or superintendent. > > I was trying to say with my reply Name: Thats OK, you don't have to (work > for me)" > > Then I continued on with this response: > "As I said originally, I don't expect dresses(for women) every day but I > firmly believe that dressing UP says you are willing to do what it > takes and that you want to put your best foot forward for the > interview. I also look for at least a tie on a male candidate, and a > sport jacket or suit is even better. I am a principal in a relatively > new school in an afluent area. I might see it differently if I were in > a rural area, which is what the original poster asked. I wear > suits/nylons/dresses because I am a professional business executive, > just like the parents I deal with. > > P.S. to the poster that had to deal with being called uppity-- drop the > name of the best second hand stores in town." > > The PS was in response to: > Re: Are pantsuits OK ? > Posted by really??? on 5/07/08 > who said: > however, I worked in a neighboring system and dressed professional > everyday and the staff put out rumors about my financial status and > accused me of being "uppity" because I dressed up everyday....I did > not fit in because of that....questions swirled about my car and my > house too.....sadly, a woman can't have nice things without people > starting rumors > > > I interviewed six very qualified candidates for 2 positions this past > week. One male, he wore a tie. Five women...four wore dresses or skirt > outfits and one wore a nice pantsuit. The two women I hired were in > dresses. Did I hire them only because they were in dresses? No. But > they were the most confident (is that because they looked their best?), > and had the all-round best answers and background.
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