Ask a woman who works in a trade what her gear situation is like and you'll get some version of the same answer: everything is a men's medium with the sleeves rolled up.
This isn't a preference problem. Workwear and PPE have historically been designed on male body dimensions and then offered in smaller sizes, which is not the same as being designed to fit. Gloves that are too long lose dexterity. A harness sized wrong doesn't load correctly. A jacket cut for different shoulders binds every time you reach overhead. The industry has improved, but slowly, and mostly at the high end.
We're going to be straight about where we fit in that: Doer Tough does not make FR clothing, work pants, or safety-rated gear. If you need arc-rated or ANSI-rated equipment, buy it from a company that certifies it, and get it fitted properly. What we make is the layer underneath and the gear you train in — and that layer matters more than most people give it credit for.
The base layer is the part you control
You often can't choose the uniform. You can almost always choose what's under it.
A base layer that fits does three things on a long shift: it stops the outer layer chafing at the shoulders and waist, it moves sweat off your skin so you're not sitting in it when you stop moving, and it doesn't ride up every time you bend. Bad base layers are why a lot of people end the day sore in ways that have nothing to do with the work.
What we actually make
The Women's Training Sports Bra is medium support, cut to sit flat under another layer. The reason to care about "flat" is seams: a bra with bulky seams under a uniform shirt turns into a pressure point by hour six, especially anywhere a tool belt or harness crosses.
The Women's Training Tank is the warm-weather version — racerback so it clears shoulder straps, lightweight so it dries instead of staying soaked.
The High-Waisted Training Leggings are training gear, not job-site pants — said plainly. High rise means they stay put through squats and don't slide down when you crouch, which is the whole point of a high waistband.
And Padded Crew Socks, which are unisex and which we'd argue are the most underrated thing on this list. Cushioned socks in steel toes are the difference between finishing a shift and counting the minutes.
On unisex sizing — an honest note
Most of our tees and hoodies are unisex cuts. That means straight through the body and longer in the sleeve. Plenty of people prefer that and buy them deliberately; plenty of others find them boxy. If you want the relaxed look, take your usual size. If you want it fitted, size down one. We'd rather tell you that than let you find out after it ships.
The Heavyweight Work T-Shirt is the one worth sizing down in — it's got enough body that a smaller size still hangs right.
The gear that has no gender problem
Hydration doesn't care who's carrying it. A sealed 22oz Insulated Water Bottle goes in a bag without soaking everything, which matters more when your bag is also carrying a change of clothes because the site has one changing room and it isn't yours.
Where to start
If you're building from nothing: one sports bra, two tanks, one pair of leggings for training, and socks. That covers the layer you control on both the work days and the gym days.
Everything's in Women's Training & Activewear, and the wider training lineup is in Training & Gym Gear. First order takes 10% off with FIRSTORDER10.
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