One of the reasons I don't require students to turn on cameras during a zoom class is because of the enormous gender gap in what it means to be "camera ready." if you don't wanna makeup and flat iron today, don't do it! reclaim your time! throw up a bitmoji for an avatar and

this is not to say that MY standards for students to be on camera require a certain presentation. they don't. but I've seen gaps in who feels comfortable being on camera, and, for many women students, the pressure to present a certain way, at the very least, is time consuming.