> If he hadn't dressed formally, the committee wouldn't have trusted him
I can't blame your friend for accommodating their foolish demands. He treated them no worse than they deserved for it, and refusing would have made it a waste of everyone's time.
> gone home after work and changed
I guess I'm wondering whether she thinks her coworkers are incapable of judging her genuine merit, or something else is going on.
> I guess I'm wondering whether she thinks her coworkers are incapable of judging her genuine merit
Numerous female friends have had the same experience. I don't think it's about coworkers. I think it's more to do with idiotic dudes thinking that pretty woman in a dress just a priori cannot be a software developer.
I can't blame your friend for accommodating their foolish demands. He treated them no worse than they deserved for it, and refusing would have made it a waste of everyone's time.
> gone home after work and changed
I guess I'm wondering whether she thinks her coworkers are incapable of judging her genuine merit, or something else is going on.