Currently, the interns follow the same dress code as all other employees, which requires men to wear jackets and ties, and women to wear "appropriate business attire" like dresses, suits, slacks, and jackets. So it's not like they were dressing inappropriately to begin with — and that shouldn't matter, anyway.
Though Rep. King had plenty of allies, many of his colleagues disagreed — and the issue went national. U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill, who represents Missouri, did not take kindly to this legislation; she wrote in her new book that she was harassed while interning at the state legislature. According to Politico, she sent a fiery letter to the two state representatives who proposed the idea.
"Is your recommendation meant to suggest that the ability of adult men and women who have been elected to govern the state of Missouri to control themselves is contingent on the attire of the teenagers and young adults working in their offices? Is your recommendation meant to suggest that if an intern wears suggestive clothing, she or he will share partial responsibility for any potential sexual harassment or assault?
Currently, the interns follow the same dress code as all other employees, which requires men to wear jackets and ties, and women to wear "appropriate business attire" like dresses, suits, slacks, and jackets. So it's not like they were dressing inappropriately to begin with — and that shouldn't matter, anyway.Though Rep. King had plenty of allies, many of his colleagues disagreed — and the issue went national. U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill, who represents Missouri, did not take kindly to this legislation; she wrote in her new book that she was harassed while interning at the state legislature. According to Politico, she sent a fiery letter to the two state representatives who proposed the idea. "Is your recommendation meant to suggest that the ability of adult men and women who have been elected to govern the state of Missouri to control themselves is contingent on the attire of the teenagers and young adults working in their offices? Is your recommendation meant to suggest that if an intern wears suggestive clothing, she or he will share partial responsibility for any potential sexual harassment or assault?
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