[单项选择]
{{B}}TEXT D{{/B}}
Many women in top
management jobs never fully embraced the dress-down look. Unlike some male
counterparts who famously flaunt khakis and open shirts-think AOL Time Warner
chairman Steve Case and Microsoft chairman Bill Gates-high-powered female
lawyers, investment bankers and managers generally kept coming to work during
recent casual times looking professional and polished.
"Women in
management positions didn’t put on khakis to go to work," notes Gayle Kemper,
senior vice president and area manager for Computer Associates’ Southeastern
region, based in Atlanta. As a concession to casual, women shifted to pantsuits
over skirt suits. She said she "almost always" wears suits, despite the
company’s "business appropriate" dress policy.
According to a
recent survey of more than 200 large US companies commissioned by the Men’s
Apparel Alliance, a non profit group of retailers and manufacturers, 56% have a
A. It is not required that professional women should always wear suits.
B. It is acceptable for professional women to wear casual dress on some occasions.
C. Professional women should shift from pantsuits to skirt suits.
D. Professional women tend to dress more formally than professional men do.
