January 10, 2025
Women's Clothing

The idea that it is men who decide how women should dress is condemned as misogyny: for Muslims, women should be covered from head to toe; for Westerners, they should be half-naked. In both cases, patriarchy is invoked, while women should be free to dress as they wish.

On the surface, this reasoning seems reasonable, but let’s delve a bit deeper.
Everyone, man or woman, faces the challenge of finding a partner—of "winning over" the opposite sex, as it used to be said.
Women, therefore, dress in ways they believe will appeal to men.
In the past, women arrived at marriage as virgins because otherwise, they might not have married at all. Today, with the situation reversed, a woman who doesn't "give in" may not make it to marriage (or even a long-term relationship). In essence, one must act in ways that please men.

But the same applies to men, who behave in ways they believe will appeal to women.