As an attorney, my job is to represent my clients to the best of my abiility and obtain the most favorable result. If I appear in court, some jurors will judge me based on what I am wearing. I have been advised by many women (and a few men) that in my line of work juries tend to be conservative; they expect to see female attorneys in a skirt and heels. I don’t want to risk my client’s position based on what I am wearing.

It isn’t just women who are judged by their clothes, at least in the law–men are judged too. We have casual dress at the office, but a strict dress code (for both genders) for trial. Basically black, brown, grey, or blue suits, conservative shirts, polished shoes. Accessories for women are to likewise be conservative, a la “If you have to ask, the answer is probably no.”

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/bank-tells-staff-dont-forget-the-lipstick-girls-1522530.html

Since when do high heels and skirts make me more of a woman? I am glad that women before me fought to wear pants.

We are talking about stereotypes here, ladies! Professional pant suits and flats are every bit as professional as heels and skirts.

I’ll start wearing heels to work when men do. I’m not there to show off my nicely turned claf, but to work.

You should dress professionally and comfortably. If that is oxfords and slacks for me and high heels and skirts for you, that’s fine. Judging each other on this is yet another way to drive a wedge between women, instead of encouraging them to support each other. The woman who thinks the referral to her will be because she embraced her femininity, because the guy commented on her shoes? I wonder if she thought it was because of her taste in mugs had he commented on her cup.