I will bow to your expertise there. You may be surprised here at the number of our more laid back professional women. No makeup, good jeans and nice blouse, nice boots, blazer or nicer jacket (one of mine has fringe to one daughter's disdain) on a hook behind the door for dressier meetings. My hair's usually brushed and pulled back in a braid because I rode a Harley to work 12 mo/yr. Daughter in the oil bidness keeps her hair in a short, wash, comb and go bob style. Regular part of her job is inspecting well property so she has to be ready for windy open jeep rides (she is an executive, a VP, but must commute to work in either her jeep or 4wd lifted F250 for work requirements.) The days she loves best are when the boss says she can take the helicopter so hairstyle has to withstand the headset and wind. We haven't seen a big hair day in our lives. Not that they aren't out there, but fewer than you might expect :)
And absolutely some of that depends on the profession. In travel for business I had to represent my company in the northeast and midwest on occassion. Those of us who traveled noticed we were regarded as a novelty. We never seemed to be what was expected and our dress business attire was often more casual. We can dress to the nines, but its different.
Ha — yes, that makes sense. I’ve only been to TX about a dozen times on business — Dallas, Houston and Austin — but I can see that cowgirl influence as well. Much more dress down in the tech sector too.
is here in the Northeast and out toward CA where I think the disconnect is as I describe.
I will bow to your expertise there. You may be surprised here at the number of our more laid back professional women.
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9yearlurker - you might be correct about POTUS disconnect but he has proven to have great instincts. What you have shown in your comments is some stereotyping that probably misses the mark. Wneighbor is just a very gracious lady and her response to you was her usual humble self. Turn off the reruns of Dallas and go visit Texas. It’s a great place with great people. And oh yeah they are not any stereotype you make them out to be.