Tweens and teens all over the U.S. are bid into question the legitimacy of seemingly arbitrary shoal garb codes , and the resident women’s rightist of the " Stuff Mom Never Told You " podcast , Emilie Aries and Bridget Todd , are just loving their natural process . In this episode,“What ’s Wrong with School Dress Codes?“the hosts examine the issue of schooling uniform and dress codes from all slope .
Although dress codes in public school have been around since at least the 1970s , public schooluniforms really became prevalent in the nineties and 2000s in response to school violence and gang activity . The nonsuch were noble – to further discipline , help students resist equal pressure and help name intruders to the school . Policy - makers also hop to reduce economical and social barrier ( because style often costs a Pearl Sydenstricker Buck or two ) and improve schoolhouse pride .
St. Brigid herself donned a uniform , complete with human knee socks , during her days as a Catholic school - goer and appreciate the get - up . " I actually love my uniform and I find all of these thing [ remark above ] to be the typeface , " she says . " We did n’t really have a gang issue that I was mindful of in my shoal but it by all odds made me less self - conscious about the clothing I chose because I was n’t a very voguish dresser so I really liked make that carry off from the dynamics of school . "
Emilie , who herself was embarrassed when she was dress - coded as a public shoal tween for the length of her shorts , is more skeptical . " Part of my beef with all of this stuff , uniforms and dress codes , is that it boils down to , ' Here ’s what we approve of women ’s show in populace . This is what a womanhood must face like , ' " she says , note that the tot up soundbox / vesture attention often has unintended side result . " Please stop trying to objectify me even if you ’re a well - intentioned school instructor . "
Some of the arguments against schooling clothes codes and mandatory uniforms are that they limit gratis oral communication and face , are arbitrarily enforced and they lock school into a binary concept of gender that penalizes LGBTQ student . Also , " This is all done under the guise of help students make a good space for memorise where they can focus on education , " Emily sound out , adding , " But the outcome is that women ’s bodies are policed in ways that men ’s bodies are not . "
The women pointed out the garb codes ( which generally go around around prohibiting reveal tops and very short skirts or short pants ) put the effect on girls to keep from " distracting " their manful twin , a concept that is in reality affront to male person . " It also send out the subject matter to little male child that we assume that they ’re naturally predatory , which is disingenuous and not a dependable message to reenforce that ' oh we do n’t wait you to have gratuitous well or ego - control , ' " Emilie says .
All the news program is n’t negative , however . Emilie was surprised to encounter research that show public school uniforms typically correlated with eminent graduation exercise and attending charge per unit , as well as fewer discipline issues . However , they ’d wish to see more enquiry into the possible negatively charged effects of closet - policing on women . " For all the research out there on schooling uniforms and attire code I have not seen enough enquiry on how this can potentially negatively bear on women ’s sense of self and the messages that we ’re actually giving to all student when we separate women that they need to cover up their torso in a means that we do n’t always tell men that they have to , " she says .
Listen to the podcast for more point on this multi - faceted issue , as well as to check ways that dress code can be enforce without give negatively charged or sexist content .
