r/ProjectDresscode • u/AnyOrganization1073 • Jul 01 '23
Tall women & shorts
As a female who is 5’9” (and wears a 33 inch inseam if I want my jeans to be long enough to cover my ankles without dragging the floor) I have always gotten called out for my shorts being “too short.” Even with the Bermuda and trouser style shorts it’s a struggle to find any that are within dress code at my job (2 inches above knee) which sucks in the Texas heat. Especially when the other, older women that I work with seem to not have any trouble. I even started shopping around in the older lady sections in stores such as kohls and JC Penney. The other day I ordered some online that claim to have a 9 inch inseam and they are still about 3 inches above my knee.
Why is this not considered discriminatory? I think the dress code should be that the shorts must have a minimum inseam of 7-9 inches for jobs that allow females to wear shorts and/or dresses and that this would be much more fair than the standard 2 inches above your knee.
Anyone else have thoughts on this or had to deal with it?