Female News Anchors Making Fashion Statements- Something I Never Thought I’d get the Chance to Say.

As most women who have ever had to work a conventional job know, dressing for the part isn’t always easy. Actually it’s never easy unless you own your own business or get to work at home; which in that case the answer is always pajamas. Most of us are not blesses with such circumstances though, and we’re faced with questions like, ‘is this skirt too short, too tight, to colorful?’ even. We worry about our hair and makeup because, god forbid we go a day without attending to it, someone at the office wonders if we’ve come down with some fatal disease. We ask ourselves if we should choose the comfortable shoe, or the one our male boss seems to notice even though we almost broke our ankle wearing them on our way through the parking lot last week. It’s a nightmare of a world that our male counterparts don’t really have to consider.

We’re ridiculed for our choice of outfit when it appears to be too ‘sexy’ for the work place, but we’re made fun of when we dress anything remotely like a man. It’s this never ending circle of wrong. However there may be some sort of tiny light at the end of this very long tunnel.

Recently on CNN, a couple of female news anchors spoke out about the changes happening in the TV news industry regarding women’s’ dress. They spoke about the ridicule they had experienced over the years for their choice of attire, and the pressures both from coworkers and society to dress a certain way. However they did acknowledge the progress made over the last twenty to thirty years or so, saying that Michelle Obama Made it okay to wear sleeveless dresses on the air. Mrs. President isn’t single-handedly responsible for the progress that’s been made though; for years now we’ve seen the rules about how female news anchors are supposed to look become more and more relaxed. The rules about their hair length have gotten less rigid, they no longer have to wear bulky blazers, they’re allowed to show their arms, and most importantly- they’re allowed to show some sort of individualism in the way that they look. Yes, this individualism is still extremely limited, but it’s progress.

It’s not just female news anchors experiencing this either. I’ve seen changes just in my short lifetime in business women’s wear. I remember being little and getting ready with my mother in the morning. Almost every single day she wore a long skirt to her ankles, pantyhose, and some sort of cardigan or sweater over the ever-popular turtleneck. And today I couldn’t tell you the last time I remember her wearing pantyhose, or a skirt for that matter. I smile at the changes that have been slowly creeping into women’s closets. While small, I think these changes mean bigger things for woman in general. I think we’re finally starting to transition away from being told how to dress, to telling the world how we want to present ourselves. That in itself is a milestone in the fight for women’s rights.

So I have a few questions for women of all ages, what do these changes mean for you? Have you seen this progress in your lifetime? at your place of business? Who in your world has helped blur the rigid lines of women’s wear? And a big question that I’m not quite sure how to answer, are these changes for the best? Or are we heading down a road wear our male coworkers may start disrespecting us for the way we’ve chosen to present ourselves?








Sources:
Cnn.com

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