In an online survey with a sample of 153 respondents, most support restrictions on women’s clothing at work. Regarding the statement, “Women should be banned from coming to work in provocative outfits,” 42.48% completely agree and 18.30% mostly agree—60.78% in total in support of the ban. By contrast, 19.61% do not agree at all, while 15.69% partly agree.
At the same time, when the question is framed through personal experience (“Provocatively dressed women negatively affect my productivity”), half of respondents (50.98%) answer “not at all.” On the other hand, 13.73% completely agree and 7.84% mostly agree—21.57% in total who acknowledge a negative impact on their work.
As for what is considered “provocative clothing,” the largest share of respondents would ban coming to work in shorts (70.59%) and see-through blouses (61.44%). More than half would also ban low-cut blouses (51.63%), while 44.44% would ban mini skirts. Views are more divided on some items: for animal-print clothing and T-shirts with humorous slogans, a relative majority answers “no” (41.83% each), while for Crocs, there is a high share of respondents with no opinion (28.76%).
The sample consists of 62.09% women and 37.91% men. The median age is 32 (mean 35.44). Most respondents self-identify as liberal or very liberal (64.70% in total), while 15.03% describe themselves as conservative. In terms of employment status, 53.59% report being employed; in a more detailed breakdown, the largest groups are those employed in the public sector (25.49%) and the private sector (20.26%), alongside 20.92% who have been unemployed for more than six months.