Why Do More Than 90 % Of Dress Codes Prohibit Clothing Typically Associated With Girls

“More than 90% of dress codes prohibit clothing typically associated with girls”. As stated by Eesha Pendharkar(October 27, 2022). The dress code is in place to make sure students come to school in appropriate clothing. The problem with this is that most of the rules only seem to affect girls. Everywhere in the U.S. the dress code policy is effecting certain students well being, examples being self esteem, targeting female and trans students and unreasonable expectations.

Female students are more often targeted by the dress code than the male students, which can cause low self esteem for the females. An author for the Ashville Academy states that “Dress coeds are actually causing low self esteem in girls because of how they’re targeted”(June 5, 2017).When in school you see it all the time, female students wear long clothing even when its hot outside. This is because they are scared that if they wear something just too short, they will have to change. The rules of the dress code make female students feel like they are worth less because the guys don't have nearly as many rules for clothing. Female students aren't the

As stated by author Brooke Migdon, “...trans, gender and nonbinary students reported being disciplined at school more frequently than their cisgender peers because they wore clothing considered “inappropriate” based on their sex assigned at birth”(October 27, 2022). Bullying for trans students is almost inevitable, but when you dress code them it can be humiliating and can lead to more bullying. For trans people, coming out can be hard so when they come out they want to wear girls clothing but the dress code can prohibit the clothing they feel most comfortable in and make them feel like they're less. The dress code is not only aimed at curtain groups, but is also extremely