• 
  • 
  • 
  • 
  • 
  • 
  • Join the riot newsletter
  • Wishlist
RunwayRiot
fashion for all women


  • Shop
    • Clothing
    • Accessories
    • Beauty
    • Editor’s Closet
    • Our Obsessions!
    • Gift Ideas
  • About Runway Riot
  • Fitness
  • News
  • Beauty/Fashion
  • Designers
  • 
  • 
  • 
  • 
  • 
  • 
Wish
list
  • Shop
    • Clothing
    • Accessories
    • Beauty
    • Editor’s Closet
    • Designers
    • Gift Ideas
    • Our Obsessions!
    • Guilty Pleasures
  • Beauty/Fashion
  • Fitness
  • Self-care
  • Current Obsessions
  • The Latest
  • Women Are Calling Out School Dress Codes for Unfairly Targeting Women of Color With Curves
  • How to Dress Like A New Yorker
  • Why Do Brands Like Burberry Dress Curvy Women In Dowdy Clothes?
  • Please Stop Telling Women They Shouldn't Wear Makeup to the Gym
Waitresses Should Only Dress Sexier If They Want To
by Ashley Hoffman | March 11, 2016 at 10:02 AM
  • 
  • 
  • 
  • 
  • 

In news surprising no one, female restaurant workers say they feel pressure from their employers to dress sexier.

Over in Canada, CBC Marketplace whipped up an investigation on Canada’s top restaurant chains, “dozens” of female staffer told them anonymously they felt they had better to wear revealing clothes or else lose shifts. (They talked to people at Moxie’s, Jack Astor’s, Earls and Joey Restaurants.)

We’ve already read the study reporting that waitresses and bartenders who wear red lipstick score better tips — makes sense to carry trays around like a sex kitten if you’d like to serve food more enjoyably for men with thick wallets at “Earls.” The workers with whom CBC chatted said they have to wear heels, wear heavy makeup, short skirts, and as one off the record Joey Restaurants employee alleged, their dresses are so tight that they’re told to go commando to avoid VPL. Because “remove your undies,” is generally frowned upon in the workplace, Joey sounds like a rough guy.

As CBC’s follow-up report points out, requiring “revealing” dress code violates human rights. When a woman has to choose between skipping underwear so she can get a paycheck or not, then yeah, not flaunting your sexy assets as you read the fishbowl cocktail special is strictly a male privilege.

Even if a Hooters is up front about what the deal is, a boobage and wings combo, it’s still unfair to women as usual. But if a bartender WANTS to wear a shorter skirt or do various sexy things to be a more noticeable earner, that’s her prerogative. A code of dress enforced by an employer is both scary and predictable, but code or not, the financial “pressure” if women isn’t going anywhere for women who want to do wear something revealing because it will help her tips.

CBC didn’t talk to dudes about dress codes, score another one for men’s rights, but the male staff of Union Local 613 wore dresses to protest the double standard. Men dressing up in dresses and heels for a couple of hours is adorable, but it probably won’t move the plot along. In order to actually erode the structures that make women in body con dresses more profitable for the food biz, we’d have to get everyone to go to restaurants where women were allowed to decide if they wanted to wear their undies or not.

About the Author

Ashley Hoffman

Connect with me:
  • My website
I Want That!
Yestadt Millinery
Division Flat Top Hat - 100% Bloomingdale's Exclusive
Gimme! + Wishlist
$147.00
Lano – lips hands all over
Lano - lips hands all over - Intense Hand Cream
Shop now + Wishlist
$30.00
City Chic
Pleated Stripe Skirt Dress
Gimme! + Wishlist
$139.00
Urban Outfitters
Kimchi Blue Carmine Satin Frock Mini Dress
Gimme! + Wishlist
$59.00
ITEM 8
SP.3 51mm Sunglasses
You Know You Want Me! + Wishlist
$68.00
1.state
Wide Leg Pleated Jumpsuit
You Know You Want Me! + Wishlist
$139.00
Miriam Quevedo
UltraBrilliant The Sublime Gold Lotion
Buy Me + Wishlist
$65.00
STATE Bags
Downtown Mini Kane Canvas Backpack - Metallic
Buy Me + Wishlist
$55.00
Missguided
Choker Neck Sweatshirt Nude
Shop now + Wishlist
$23.40
SheIn
Pink Scallop Hem Tunic Dress
Shop now + Wishlist
$16.99
Sigerson Morrison
Rhoda Crisscross Mid Heel Slide Sandals
Buy Me + Wishlist
$275.00
Style Mafia
Style Mafia Aris Top - Black
Shop now + Wishlist
$79.69
19 Female Professional Athletes Who Are Changing The Way We Look At Fashion
November 7, 2017 at 3:12 PM
11 Body Confident Trends for Transitional Wear
November 7, 2017 at 3:05 PM
The Power of 11: How to Align With Your True Self
February 14, 2017 at 12:50 PM
The Best Single Statement Shirts to Wear this Valentine’s Day
February 14, 2017 at 8:33 AM
Couples That Workout Together Stay Together
February 14, 2017 at 2:39 AM
RunwayRiot
  • 
  • 
  • 
  • 
  • 
  • 
Sitemap
  • Shop
  • About
  • Contact Us
  • All Stories
Join the riot
© 2023 RunwayRiot, LLC - All Rights Reserved.
  • FAQ
  • Terms
  • Privacy Policy
  • Site Design
  1. Mediaite
  2. The Mary Sue
  3. RunwayRiot
  4. LawNewz
  5. Gossip Cop