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Re:Make it illegal for a company to require women to wear hi... by Overtonwindow on Friday May 13, 2016 @08:04AM (#11689875)
This is an interesting idea, but I disagree with it only because I don't think the government should be in the business of telling a company what is dress code should be. Is there another way we could achieve the same goal?
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Re:Make it illegal for a company to require women to wear hi... by philh on Friday May 13, 2016 @09:32AM (#11690300)
The government is already sort-of in that business, according to the BBC:

> As the law stands, employers can dismiss staff who fail to live up to "reasonable" dress code demands, as long as they've been given enough time to buy the right shoes and clothes.

> They can set up different codes for men and women, as long as there's an "equivalent level of smartness".

Speculating here: One might be able to argue in court that for a receptionist, high heels are a greater level of smartness than whatever the male dress code is.

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Re:Make it illegal for a company to require women to wear hi... by poloniculmov on Friday May 13, 2016 @08:43AM (#11690037)
Vote with our wallets, we all know how that works.
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