This reminds me about the whole "women are supposed to smile when they receive attention" philosophy. There's this expectation in our culture that women are supposed to "smile" and look attractive as an unwritten social rule. They are also expected to be "nicer" than men and should dress to get attention in addition to showing appreciation for that attention. If she's not smiling or showing off her "beauty" or femininity then she's not a true woman. It's supposedly in her nature. It stems from the belief that a woman's body is for show or display. If she doesn't call attention to it, then she's not truly woman or feminine. It also reflects this idea that if a woman doesn't dress to be noticed, then she has low or lower self esteem, because supposedly if she loves or cares about herself and her own body then she should show it off and put it on display. Women dress the way they do for different reasons of course, but society still expects women to dress for the gaze. The assumption is, a woman's body is meant to be displayed for attention. She can't simply be dressing just for herself. It must be noticed. The belief is that a woman is supposed to want and desire a attention, especially male attention, because it will make her feel more womanly. She is expected to want and like the attention, and feel good that she is being gawked at. It somehow affirms her value as woman. I think it's these underlying taken for granted assumptions about women's sense of selves as bodies which is being used to justify the perception of women as being too unnecessarily offended about being catcalled.
