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Promoting “chivalry” is not a constitutionally legitimate justification for sex discrimination.

As a waitress, my sister wears a uniform that requires a black button-up, slacks, an apron and a full face of makeup. Her boss has (luckily) never openly demanded that she wear makeup, but she knows what is expected of her and the other waitresses when they are told to come to work “put together.” Their faces must be plucked, primed and pasted into place, as if they are puzzles naturally lacking some of the pieces. Despite having been challenged in multiple federal court cases, it is legal for businesses to unequivocally demand that women wear makeup to work. Recently, however, a powerful...