An online petition with 20,000+ signatures is seeking a ban on such dress code requirements.
For decades, many Japanese offices have mandated that women employees wear high heels. But an online petition, which has already amassed over 20,000 signatures and continues to gain momentum, is seeking a ban on such dress code requirements, Reuters reports.
ADVERTISEMENT The campaign began in January after a viral tweet, in which she wrote that she was required to wear 2-3 inch heels for her part time job at a funeral parlor. “I’m hoping to get rid of the custom that someday women have to wear heels and pumps at work,” she relayed. While not all Japanese companies explicitly decree high heels, women still choose to sport them due to societal pressures of adhering to Japan's especially gendered corporate culture. As stated by the Guardian,"high heels have long been seen as a female equivalent to the businessmen's necktie. They're a sartorial accessory that, when worn in a business setting, send a message of formality and professionalism.
Reconstructing women to fit into a work enviroment that wasn't intended for them in the first place has been a backwards attempt at"female empowerment." Countless articles, thinkpieces, and even books written by successful women are solely focused on the additional labor women are forced to abide by in order to be worthy of an employer's respect. Six years ago, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg debuted her hugely successful book, Lean In.
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