It is interesting how we are more accepting for women to share skin in comparison to men, even in the professional aspect. Like if a female speaker wears a sleeveless blouse, that seems fashionable. Though on the other side if a male speaker did it similarly, we would think that he is unprofessional.
@barefootstache Men are less free than women when it comes to dress codes and habits. I've written about that. eg, [here](https://medium.com/@tripu/sexismo-14b43afaa1a7) [in Spanish]
OK, but literally just going shirtless, right?
I mean, think of all possible attires a man could wear at a camping site, street basketball court, beach, swimming pool, or hiking path: which of those a woman could not realistically wear, too (excluding: shirtless)?
I'm thinking culotte, saggy shorts, tracksuit, tank top, regular T-shirt, trunks, bermuda shorts… that's what men wear, and women can (and do) wear all of those.
Now, women: G-string, bikini, really short shorts, skirts, navel-revealing top… you don't see men wearing those in swimming pools or outdoors, except for laughs or as parodies.
I'm not denying that women suffer some pressure to dress in certain ways. I'm just saying that men suffer _greater_ pressure to dress in certain ways. Surprising as it may sound to some.
A woman wearing saggy shorts and a saggy T-shirt at the gym (typical male attire) incurs a smaller social penalty than a man wearing a tight culotte and a navel-revealing tight top (typical female).
@tripu definitely an interesting article. If we were in Scotland it would be more acceptable to wear skirts.
The only place I think men have more freedom in clothes is by outdoor activities or at the beach like men going shirtless.