Mini skirts, cleavage, banned from Honduran congress
Honduras has the highest murder rate in the Americas, with thousands of children fleeing to the U.S. to escape gang violence. But some officials in the Central American country are distracted by more delicate matters —namely hemlines of their female peers.
Last week female employees of Honduras’ congress were informed they are no longer allowed to wear short skirts or revealing tops to work. Shirts that reveal midriff and blouses that show too much cleavage are now banned in Honduran congress, according to a letter sent to employees by Mario Calderon, the head of the congressional human resources department.
Women who violate the new dress code will not be allowed to enter the building.
The new rules, which enter into effect on Sept. 1, don’t spare the men either. Congressmen and male staffers will be banned from wearing faded jeans, sneakers and “pants that are too tight.”