A Belgian university has apologised after female students were told to wear low-cut outfits to their graduation ceremony.
An email, which was sent to medical students at the Universit¨¦ Libre de Bruxelles?(ULB), said that ¡°from an aesthetic point of view¡± it would be ¡°preferable for the women to wear a dress or a skirt and a nice low neckline¡±. Male graduates, it said, could wear a suit.
¡°Of course, ladies, this advice is not obligatory,¡± it added.
The message was shared on the student Facebook page ULB Confessions and caused an outcry on social media.
One commenter posting under the image said: ¡°Basically it means: ¡®Women it¡¯s good that you¡¯re doctors, but what you have in you head doesn¡¯t matter.¡¯¡±
In a on its Facebook page, the university, on behalf of its medical faculty, gave its ¡°sincerest apologies¡± to all students who had received the email and said that the instructions were ¡°contrary to the values¡± of the institution.?
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