"If I had been a man, would it have mattered what I was wearing?".
The answer is yes.
Welcome to reality, have a nice day.
The answer is yes.
Welcome to reality, have a nice day.
So, say a guy walks in wearing a typical hipsterish tight casual suit and dyed hair, would that have been the "deal breaker" on an otherwise highly qualified candidate?
I say this having had a boss who repeatedly stated with glee that he would never hire someone who wore a suit to an interview. He was wrong too.
Fair? Maybe not, but I know I have a tendency to intimidate people so I do my best to adjust for it.
That's the way it works, and if someone wants to be in the workforce they have to accept that. I don't mean to sound like that guy, but it's the truth as far as I can see.