Are the days of high-heels at work finally over? | Tayo Bero
by Tayo Bero from US news | The Guardian on (#5XB0K)
A new study shows that women wearing high heels are taken less seriously - but if you don't wear them, you're unprofessional'. Enough of this sexist nonsense
As more and more people return to the workplace in person, there's a lot to be unenthusiastic about - micromanaging bosses, hellish commutes, that one colleague you just can't stand. There's also the bane of women in the workplace: heels.
Women have long bemoaned the unfair and sexist norms that require many of us to wear heels at the office - from the physical discomfort of having to work in stilettos for hours, to the misogynistic tropes that get projected on to women who wear high heels, especially in male-dominated spaces.
Tayo Bero is a freelance writer
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