alma wrote:A woman in a miniskirt is not a prostitute. A man in a short sleeved shirt is not a thief.
Dressing codes are part of life and in some professions a necessity. eg gloves for a doctor, a helmet for a mine worker etc
however, the idea that a school can impose a certain mode of dressing on its students is plain shaddy. For a mature person going for their masters, it is ok as its their choice.
But what happens to the young guy who's parents will only pay fees at strath? Do you condemn this kid to wear clothes that they have no wish to wear. Or to attend mass even though he's got no interest in church?
It reminds me of my college days where the worst drinkers, partyist, philanderers happened to come from schools and families where "moral" standards were enforced to the core. So now you want to extend that through 4 years of college?
These are religious principals that have no business in a college.
What will happen when I open my muslim college where all students must wear hijabs since it "prepares them for the outside world"? You will all probably scream about sharia law.
The dressing code is not a business principle. It is an Opus Dei principle. It is wrong.
If it had any business ideals to stand by then ALL the BEST business schools would adopt it. Wharton doesn't have it, MIT doesn't have it, Cambridge doesn't have it. My alma mater Boston College definately never had it. So what is this business ideal it is meant to impart on the students.
Having said that. The constitution allows Strath and other such schools to demand of it from their students. They have every right to pursue it. If you don't like it don't go there.
However, if you think that how you dress will make you successful, then you have not gone to Marikiti recently. Or have never talked to a bank clerk.
no one is paying attention here. valid points are being raised here. or is it because it is an inconvenient truth?
i find it important to echo the concern, hoping to get attention. what if, like alma says, a muslim oriented university opens here in kenya and they require burkas, hijabs, turbans, beards and all the nine yards of islamic clothing within its premises? what will people say in wazua?
or will we wait until that happens before we think about this? we open the door for one, we will be hard pressed to shut it for the next.