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How parents of girls can help with shaming dress codes: Stress they're 'not responsible' for protecting sexual response of others
Tween and teen girls are often hit with dress code violations that can feel like shaming. Experts say it's OK for parents to empower their daughters to speak up.
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Restaurants under fire for discrimination re-examine dress code policies: 'We are disappointed in ourselves'
Restaurants are rethinking dress codes as some come under fire for discrimination.
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Students stage walkout to protest dress code ban on do-rags: 'They're trying to take away who we are'
One protester said the crackdown supports the "criminalization of black men on campus."
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Arkansas student starts dress code discrimination protest with #PassTheSkirt movement
A high schooler in Arkansas is fed up with dress code discrimination. And she's taking action.
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These 2018 dress code incidents had teen girls calling out sexism: We are not 'distractions'
Before sliding into 2019, Yahoo Lifestyle takes a quick look back at some of the year’s biggest stories, and what’s happened since, with Rewind 2018. If there’s one thing that will never go out of style for teen girls, it’s sexist dress codes. In Wisconsin, a girl was so shamed for wearing leggings — leggings! — that the ACLU stepped in.
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Students are banned from wearing 'anything with RIP on it' at this school in Florida
The letters RIP are not OK at a Jacksonville high school, according to students.
Yahoo LifeThese school districts are actually changing their dress codes in response to student complaints
Students successfully changed their school districts' dress codes to be less gender-biased.
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Walmart is letting its employees wear jeans — but the dress code change isn't as great as it may seem
The retail chain announced that some stores would be testing a revised uniform that allows for blue jeans, jeggings, chinos, skorts, and shirts of any solid color.
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Teens protest school dress code for the right to go braless
Teens in Quebec are decorating their clothing with yellow squares to protest their “restrictive and sexist” school dress code — with female students demanding to ditch their bras.
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Teen told to put Band-Aids on her niρρles so she wouldn't distract boys at school
“The dean told me it was to save myself from my own embarrassment," says Lizzie Martinez, 17. "If it truly was that, the students that were talking about me, that should have been addressed and not me.”
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How does a child's hairstyle interfere with education? Not the way most schools think.
Much the way schools in the 19th century forced Native American children to cut off their hair, schools in 2018 are sending boys home for wearing their hair long or in braids.
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Dad takes to Twitter to help teen daughter find a job after she's fired over her hair color
Joe Blakeney says his daughter Jess was recently fired from her job because of her colorful hair. So he decided to turn to social media in hopes of helping his daughter find a new job.
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Settled lawsuit allows NYPD officers to grow longer beards and wear turbans
“The reforms balance the operational needs of the police department with the religious beliefs and needs of officers,” said an NYC Law Department spokesman.
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D.C. restaurant revokes dress code after claims of racial discrimination
A Washington, D.C., man experienced the latest in a string of dress code policies that seem to be less about the clothing and more about skin color.
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This school has a brilliant solution to avoid dress code violations
At this Pennsylvania middle school, students who have clothing problems may be able to get appropriate clothes from the school itself.
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Colleges issue Halloween costume rules: No headdresses, sombreros, or blackface
Colleges across the country are issuing dress codes for Halloween to stop cultural appropriation, which runs rampant during the Halloween season.
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Teacher told her outfit is inappropriate and people can't figure out why
A grade school teacher's outfit — a dress and boots — was deemed inappropriate by the school, and people are trying to figure out why.
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This school’s dress code encourages body positivity by banning body shaming instead of tank tops
Every once in a while, an institution takes a stand against sexism. When it happens, it’s so, so powerful. Evanston Township, a high…
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Meme comparing protecting an iPad with women dressing modestly sparks debate
“If I had asked you to cover your body which is much more precious than the iPad, would you have readily agreed?” a father asks his daughter. “Indecent dressing and exposure of your body reduces your value and respect.”
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This group of British boys wore skirts to fight their school’s “no shorts” rule
When it’s extremely hot out, pants become a bit dreadful. That’s why a group of boys from ISCA Academy in Exeter decided to…
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Did Melania Trump Break the Rules by Showing Her Legs in Saudi Arabia?
First lady Melania Trump visited an all-women business service center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Quite a few commenters from the political peanut gallery pointed out how disrespectful it was for former first lady Michelle Obama to skip the headscarf upon her visit to Saudi Arabia in 2015. Michelle Obama dressed modestly and covered her arms and legs — albeit without a headscarf — on her visit to Saudi Arabia in 2015.
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Little Girl Who Rejected a Communion Dress Designs Her Own Romper
Holy Communion dresses, which little girls wear when they start to take communion as part of a Christian religious service, are often long, frilly, and white. Ana Mac, a Dublin, Ireland-based clothing label created by designer Ana Mcguire and launched in 2016, offers made-to-order clothing such as bridal and christening gowns. “I will make anything for anybody, no limits, no expectations, and anything is possible,” Mcguire tells Yahoo Style.
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Student Had to Put on Leggings Under Her Gown to Get Into Prom
Jacksonville high school senior Zhade is the latest student to run into trouble with prom dress codes — for a gown few would deem inappropriate.
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United Airlines Tried to Bar Girls From Flight for Wearing Leggings
On a flight from Denver to Minneapolis early Sunday morning, Shannon Watts observed a United Airlines gate agent refuse to allow two young girls on the plane because they were wearing leggings. 1) A @united gate agent isn't letting girls in leggings get on flight from Denver to Minneapolis because spandex is not allowed?
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High School Dress-Code Survey Faces Backlash From Parents
One high school is catching flak from parents over its dress code survey, which some say unfairly targets girls. It asks students questions about what styles and beauty looks are appropriate for school, and includes photos of a girl wearing various articles of clothing — an off-the-shoulder top, ripped jeans, a tank top, and athletic shorts. Parent Aimee Greening says the dress code is there to teach kids respect, and protect male students from distraction.
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High School Revokes Dress Code Policy That Targeted Girls
A high school tried to require girls to have their dresses preapproved before prom but dropped the requirement after a backlash. A high school is backtracking on a strict rule that required girls to submit photos of their prom dresses for preapproval after backlash from the community. “The students are not going to have to submit a photo,” Randy Bergquist, interim superintendent at the Osakis School District in Minnesota, told the Echo Press on Tuesday.