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[Diversity 1127] Re: Get dirty in street clothes, maybe have a beer with parents and at least act like a human being...

Katherine Mercurio Gotthardt

katherine.gotthardt at gmail.com
Wed Oct 21 11:03:43 EDT 2009


When I think in terms of sexual harassment, I think mostly of women being
harassed. Sorry to say, this is a statistical reality, no matter what the
woman is wearing.

On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 3:15 AM, Michael Gyori <tesolmichael at yahoo.com>wrote:


> Hello Bertie and all,

>

> So women can dress in a masculine fashion in a corporate setting, but men

> cannot dress in a femine manner. You are right, Bertie. That said, is

> the corporate domain the one we should single out? In it, there is, in my

> opinion, an almost surreal effort underway to emasculate women.

>

> That's a world I don't wish to participate in, much less identify with.

>

> Michael

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> Michael A. Gyori

>

> Maui International Language School

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> www.mauilanguage.com

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> *From:* Bertha Mo <bertiemo at yahoo.com>

> *To:* The Diversity and Literacy Discussion List <diversity at nifl.gov>

> *Sent:* Mon, October 19, 2009 4:07:56 PM

> *Subject:* [Diversity 1125] Re: Fw: Get dirty in street clothes, maybe

> have a beer with parents and at least act like a human being...

>

> I don't think it's different for men and women to maintain boundaries or

> to dress comfortably and appropriately. In fact, since it became

> appropriate for women to wear tailored pants for work, I find that women,

> not men have a wider choice of professional wear. I'm curious why others

> feel that it might be different for women.

>

> Best,

>

> Bertie

>

>

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