Over 60% of women see rules on heels enforced at work, study finds
More than 60 percent of women in Japan have experienced the enforcement of rules requiring them to wear heels in the workplace or while job-hunting, or have witnessed others being forced to wear them, according to a survey conducted by a Japanese business website ...
Men force feet into high heels as Japan's #KuToo movement seeks to build on media attention
Men jam their feet into high-heeled shoes and walk back and forth, some falteringly, others with unlikely confidence. Some women watch, gauging the men's reactions while sympathizing with each other's stories about wearing the torturous items masquerading as fashion. They were all participants in a ...
Labor minister opposes banning dress codes in Japan that force women to wear high heels
The labor minister has indicated he will not support a drive to ban dress codes that force women to wear high heels at work. Employees' health and safety need to be protected, but work is varied, said Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Takumi Nemoto, who ...
Group files petition to ban dress codes in Japan requiring women to wear high heels at work
A group fighting gender-based workplace discrimination submitted a petition to the labor ministry calling for a ban on dress codes that force women to wear high heels at work. The petition bearing 18,856 signatures was presented Monday by Yumi Ishikawa, the leader of the group ...
