If women want to be taken seriously at work, they should dress like men

The clothes you wear have a profound impact on how people perceive you. Studies suggest that formal dress makes teaching assistants look more capable, wearing thick glasses makes people look smarter, and well-dressed customer-service agents are more likely to score sales. That's all great. But the gender implications of dress go even further -- and grow toxic.  In her 1990 study, Auburn University professor Sandra M. Forsythe asked 109 respondents who worked in marketing and banking to w...