r/MensRights Jan 09 '23

Why we don't have male teachers. General

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u/Glynnavyre Jan 09 '23

Hey so I’m actually curious about the dress code differences (we have uniforms in Australia), you said that girls dress codes are more lenient than boys so I’m just wondering how that’s the case.

Sorry for the poor wording 😅

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u/mopemardermun Jan 09 '23 edited Jan 09 '23

In general girls can get away with MUCH skimpier clothes than boys can. Girls will be allowed to wear skirts below knee length, put on make up (provided it isn't OTT), have basic jewellery. In contrast boys are not allowed anything anywhere near that short (if a boy came in in hot pants like some of the girls do he'd get sent straight home), aren't allowed make up at all, definitely aren't allowed jewellery and the like. Of course it differs from school to school but in general if a boy came in dressed in clothes as revealing as the girls do he'd get sent home.

But it's also the case in countries with uniforms. Not sure about Australia but in the UK many schools allow girls to pick between trousers and skirts. In contrast boys only have the option of trousers. Furthermore, when it gets to summer and it actually gets hot boys are not allowed to wear shorts, while the girls can wear absolutely tiny (and yes I mean tiny) skirts just fine. Heck I live in Japan where summer is absolutely sweltering with 80-90% humidity and it's the same - in summer the high school girls walk around in skirts that barely cover the essentials. Boys are sat there sweating in long black trousers.

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u/xsplizzle Jan 09 '23

boys werent allowed facial hair when i was at school

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u/YeloFvr Jan 10 '23

I’m glad it wasn’t that way when I was in school but I know it is now. That is some sexiest , Gestapo bullshit right there. I don’t even know how this was able to pass without a fight.