Women's workwear - does it matter?
Woman's Hour
BBC
4.1 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 27 May 2019
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
Tailored suits, uniforms or jeans and trainers – do you dress up or down for work? How much does what you wear matter in the workplace? Do you feel pressure to be polished? How much do you suppress your natural style in order to fit in? How has fashion in the workplace changed over the years? And can you really dress for success? Tina Daheley hears from Isabel Spearman who is a brand and image consultant, Uma Creswell, Vice President of City Women Network, Helen McCarthy, Lecturer in early modern history at Cambridge University, Magdalene Abraha Editorial Manager Jacaranda Books, Lindsey Bauer, a teacher at Colyton Grammar school in Devon and Viv Groskop, comedian, writer and author of ‘How to Own the Room: Women and the Art of Brilliant Speaking.’
Presenter: Tina Daheley Producer: Dianne McGregor
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| 0:34.3 | Hello, I'm Tina Dehealey. |
| 0:36.3 | This is the Women's Our Podcast on Monday, the 27th of May. |
| 0:40.0 | Good morning, it's a bank holiday Monday. Today is probably one of the few times in the year |
| 0:45.2 | when you don't have to concern yourself with work wear. Whether you are smart, smart cash or |
| 0:50.6 | casual, work can be hard enough without thinking about what to wear. |
| 0:54.0 | Tabled suits, uniforms or jeans and trainers do you dress up or dress down for work? |
| 1:00.0 | How much does what you wear matter in the workplace? Do you feel pressure to be polished? |
| 1:05.0 | How much do you suppress yourself in order to fit in? |
| 1:08.0 | Can you really dress for success? |
| 1:10.0 | And how has fashion in the workplace evolved over the years. |
| 1:15.0 | That's the subject of today's programme. |
| 1:17.0 | We're not live, but we do still want to hear from you. |
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