Teachers banned from wearing miniskirts, tight trousers  

Education authorities in Malawi have banned female teachers from wearing miniskirts, too tight trousers and bare backs.  

Central East Education Division announced the ban through a secular issued on Monday under the subject “Dressing Code of Conduct for Teachers”.

According to the secular, teachers must dress not to offend or distract both teachers and students.

From the time Malawi got her independence in 1964 up until 1994, women were not allowed to wear miniskirts, trousers and short dresses.

In 1973, government put in place the Decency in Dress Act, which banned women from wearing miniskirts and trousers.  The decree also applied to all foreign women visiting the country.

In 1993 when Malawi moved to a multi-party system of governance, government repealed the Decency in Dress Act and since then women including teachers have been enjoying freedom to dressing.