Allison Hanes: Yellow squares push admirable cause, betray tragic ignorance

Let me start by applauding the efforts of high school students across Quebec to push back against dress codes that are overtly sexist, paternalistic and tend to hypersexualize the female body.
Having endured wearing a school uniform (that was intended to be modest yet was fetishized in popular culture), I understand fully the frustration and hypocrisy of having your wardrobe dictated to you — particularly at an age when you want to express your true self and are seeking to be treated like