The WSJ has an article
about how
the most powerful women
in business
wear dresses,
not suits.
No.
No, they don’t.
They might wear dresses
to press conferences
and to galas
but even then,
I suspect
they have pants/slacks
in their car
or a nearby hotel room.
Why?
Because a big part of
being an exec,
being a leader,
being in charge,
means responding to emergencies.
Would you respond
to a fire in one of your locations
in a skirt and heels?
Of course, you wouldn’t.
If you were wearing a skirt
during this emergency
and a male coworker was in pants,
the male coworker would be sent
to deal with the situation.
Everyone knows
the female CEO has pants and sensible shoes
stored in her office.
They don’t know you have pants and shoes
at the ready
also.
So your male co-worker
would be asked to tackle
that high risk and high profile situation
and HE would be the considered
for the next promotion,
not you.
Don’t wear clothing
that limits you.
Note:
I’m NOT saying
to dress like a man.
There are some wonderfully feminine
pant suits
and blazers.
Merely wear something
you can tackle all of your tasks,
normal or otherwise,
in.