Chapter 2 of Gender on Trial discusses the difficult choices that the female attourneys have with their wardrobe choice inside the courtroom. This problem has been dated back to the 1960's when women began to enter into the law profession, so this topic is not a new discussion. Chapter 2 contines to say that tracing the way women change clothes indicates that we have a path form timidity to confidence, now our clothes show that women now have a greater individuality. Women before felt they were betraying their true identities with a male-style and now feel a stronger look because they have an outer look and an inner person.
Man tend to believe that women have it easy when it comes to dress because women have a greater range of clothing then men do. Men believe they either look formal or casual with whatever they wear. English states, "[W]omen's dress has ranged from masculine to feminine to casual to sexy means that women now have many more options for how to dress than they did in the past" (English, 2003, 32). Let's take Hillary Clinton for example, she has been an icon of entertanment for many years, she wears women's pant suits, which closely resemble a man's suit. Then there is Michelle Obame that is always seen wearing dresses with her hair down. She always looks very formal, and her appeal is very different from the women's pant suit. The media has started paying attention to her clothes now rather then what she is saying or the more important things. Tight clothing has also become popular, it seems if someone were to wear loose clothing they would not be seen as important or would not be taken as seriously.
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