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Staysfit

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My DD sent me this for my daily chuckle.

https://www.mcsweeneys.net/art.....tellectual

With some recent links and posts on uniform dressing, I thought this might be of interest to some people here on the forum.

Enjoy!

6 years ago

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Latest reply was from The Cat

Lucy

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Hahahaha! Nice work.
It is a balancing act, however, for women academics.
One thing that has surprised me in the last few years is the rise of student comments on my clothing, in formal feedback. Each semester, every course does evaluations, which are mainly stats, but there is also some room for individual comments. I usually get at least one if not more comment on my clothing. This doesn't happen to male academics (or not to straight ones in my experience).

6 years ago

Barbara Diane

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Although I'm afraid there are some who would agree.

6 years ago

Tanya

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He he, that is too funny! Thank you for sharing, Staysfit!

6 years ago

Dianna

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So funny indeed.

6 years ago

rachylou

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In the engineering world it happens to men too. Or let's put it this way, when anyone comes down from marketing with their wavy hair, everyone else runs for the hills...

6 years ago

bridgie

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Funny, thanks for sharing

6 years ago

Julie

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Hee hee. Lucy, I haven't had students comment on my clothes, but my colleague was once told to reconsider her turtlenecks in her teaching evaluations.

6 years ago

Style Fan

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Very funny. Students have given me feedback about my clothes (positive). Now if only those men would stop wearing those convertible pants!

6 years ago

Lisa

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LOL, oh my! Thanks for sharing.

6 years ago

Suz

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So funny! (And probably an accurate reflection of what many academics believe!)

6 years ago

Anonymous

I loved it! (And as one who worked for many years at a large university, I have to stay it rings true.)

6 years ago

minimalist

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I regret having subscribed to this for a very long time. And that I was confused by one excellent, highly accomplished professor's non-conformity to department and industry norms. Was the skirt suit I remember as lime green leather really that dramatic, and did the skirt really fall as far above her knee as I thought at the time? Probably not. Good to see this thought system spoofed so cleverly!

6 years ago

Bijou

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Nice to know that if I want to be 342% more credible, all it takes is a black turtleneck and loafers...do my hot pink loafers count??

6 years ago

Staysfit

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DH, DD, and I all have academic affiliations. I have never seen the feedback my students give me, I have only heard about it indirectly from the program director, so I don't know if they have commented on my appearance. DH is a traditional college professor/researcher. He gives very little thought to his wardrobe. He says no one has commented on his appearance in his teaching feedback. There is a space for free form comments, but he provides his students with specific questions he would like them to address regarding something related to his teaching style. He has read that if he were female the students would be more apt to comment on appearance. He doesn't know anyone this has happened to personally, but has read about it on various web sites and blogs.

6 years ago

Stagiaire Fash

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I know this is intended as humor.
Academia is the true revenge of the nerds! It is a refuge (with a few exceptions) from being required to think about how I look. If I'm buying groceries, I want to think about the food, not others' thoughts on my appearance. If I'm discussing Rousseau or Foucault, I want to think about that, not about how I look. For many of us, thinking about how we look takes energy that could be used elsewhere. I've chosen recently to think about it, but really appreciate a career where I'm not required to do so, as opposed to general life, where not looking put together leaves you wide open for snark and insults. I agree that people shouldn't be forbidden from thinking about how they look--but no one should be required to either.

6 years ago

Stagiaire Fash

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Heck yeah, students comment on how women profs look! And women's evals are lower than men's on average, because we don't look "professorial" as long as professorial is defined as masculine.

6 years ago

The Cat

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Incredible! Thanks for sharing. I love the opportunity to get a good laugh in this forum.

By the way, Staysfit, did you see the message I sent you some weeks ago (about grey hair)?

6 years ago

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