Sounds so petty but can my boss do this?

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Our team work in a customer facing role.

I started last October. Our manager "doesn't like us to wear trousers".

Can he actually say this? All the other staff who don't have to meet customers can wear what they like (very casual most of them). We are all in a uniform which is provided but they only ever order us skirts.

Can they really say we must wear skirts because they look more professional? How do trousers look unprofessional?

I'm wanting to bring it up in a meeting in a couple of weeks time and I need to know how to approach it without being confrontational but also not letting him get away with, what I think, is blatant sexism.

My boss doesn't order the uniform but he does tell us what to order.

I should add it is advertising that we work in.

Well if there are no male staff who work in a comparable, uniformed customer-facing role, then the fact that the uniform you are given consists of a skirt isn't discrimination or "blatant sexism" I'm afraid.

If you would prefer to wear trousers you are best to come from a different angle and perhaps use arguments like comfort, and appearing more contemporary, stuff like that.

Ok thank you for your advice.