Hey. I agree that there are indeed issues to do with gender imbalances etc etc etc. Significant issues. I don't mean to deny those at all.

But I do think that the issue of how you present yourself / appropriate clothing is an issue that can be seperable from that. This latter one can be an issue for guys as well as for girls.

I don't think anyone has suggested that baggy shapeless clothing is in order.

What are those guys t-shirts called? Muscle t's. Why are they called that - do you suppose? I'm not saying that this guy should at all have been ashamed of having well built arms. I am saying that wearing something that makes it likely that people are going to stare at his arms probably isn't the wisest professional move, however. We don't have 'rate my professor.com' but I can bet that if we did there would be a number of inappropriate remarks... I'm not saying that he is responsible for the reactions of 18 year old girls. But I guess I am saying that his wearing that was likely to have them respond in this way. If he didn't want them to respond in that way then there are plenty of well cut clothes that are fashionable and stylish that would have been much more appropriate for a professional setting... If he did like their responding in that way... Well... I guess I do have a bit of an issue with that... And... I guess I feel similarly about cleavage. But then it might well be (in fact I'm sure it is the case that) different professions have different norms of dress. I don't really see muscle t's or cleavage doing much for the 'I'm a competent professional' image, however...