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Women have a chiyuv and men have a chiyuv. Women have a chiyuv to follow basic halacha (up for interpretation according to one’s rav and according to one’s unique situation, and no it’s not your business to find out verbatim what someone else’s individual psak was) and men have a chiyuv not to look. The standards of dress expected of a woman are only AFTER a man had extended himself halfway, by NOT LOOKING. A woman is supposed to keep xyz covered in order that when a man glances up for a second he’s not aroused. However for a man who’s looking anyway, no amount of her covering up will ever be sufficient.
Each person should worry about their own chiyuv and less about their sense of entitlement that the other gender ‘owes’ them.
Also, all this putting women in their place (with tznius, gemara, etc) doesn’t seem to be helping. Maybe better tactics are required.