Missouri State House’s Dress Code for Women Becomes Stricter
glamour.comin the Missouri State House of Representatives became stricter—just for women—ordering them to show less skin in The Show Me state's House chamber.In a vote of , the Missouri State House adopted the legislation on Wednesday, January 11.
A woman—Republican State Rep. Ann Kelley—pushed for the stricter dress code. She reportedly wanted to , requiring jackets; the men’s dress code remained unchanged.“You know what it feels like to have a trying to decide whether it’s appropriate or not?” Democratic State Rep.
Ashley Aune said. There are in the Missouri House. “This is ridiculous,” she added. This content can also be viewed on the site it from.“You would think that all you would have to do is say, ‘Dress professionally,’ and women could handle it,” Kelley replied. “You would think elected officials could handle that.”“ and I think that is a really dangerous road for us all to go down,” Democratic state Rep.
Peter Merideth said, refusing to vote on the legislation.“I think we’re being quite pedantic here by ,” Democratic State Rep.
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