In her study Tannen reveals that among four women and eight men present during a business meeting the women had several more

According to Tannen, "each of the women at the conference had to make decisions about hair, clothing, make-up and accessories and each decision carried meaning.... men can choose style that are marked but they don't have to, and in this group none did." (231-2). Although Tannen makes the distinction between the style of men and women at a business conference, she fails to mention that their age and field of work influences what should be "marked vs. unmarked" and what styles appear appropriate vs. inappropriately. Clearly, Tannen states that all four women are marked yet some are considered more severely marked and judged than others are. Specifically, the women with the long, blond, hair, dressed in tight clothing and heels were more severely marked in Tannen's eyes. However, Tannen never mentions that in another profession, such as the entertainment or fashion industr

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Approximate Word count = 591
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)