Students have the right to express their individual identity and one of the ways they do this is by dressing. Additionally, it is critical that a school environment supports children who do not wish to follow their birth gender. Since many schools require boys to wear pants and a t-shirt and girls to wear a dress or skirt and blouse, this can lead to negative outcomes on a child's gender identity creating problems during the school years. When students are forced to wear a gender-specific uniform, it prevents them from engaging in the activities and opportunities they are capable of, especially for women. According to Tait (2013, p. 46) girls' uniforms are generally more aesthetic and much less suitable for any physical activity and the fact that many are required to wear a skirt reinforces gender stereotypes as they are the natural enemy of all this which is athletic. Therefore, wearing a dress or skirt limits some activities for women. This includes playing sports at lunch, hanging upside down from monkey bars, as well as not having much expression of freedom compared to males in pants and always needing to sit in a gentlemanly manner. According to Carson (as cited in Gilmore, 2015, para. 9) the female uniform entangles or hinders leg movement and can be revealing, leading to sexual harassment and modesty policing. Therefore, dresses or skirts hinder physical play and make it difficult for children to play physically active games, such as cartwheels and