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Japanese women start #KuToo campaign against high heels in the workplace

Written By South China Morning Post on Wednesday, Jun 05, 2019 | 06:00 AM

 
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube A group of Japanese women have submitted a petition calling on the government to ban employers from requiring women to wear high-heeled shoes in their workplaces. Saying such requirements are a form of gender discrimination, the group also started a campaign using the hashtag #KuToo, which resembles #MeToo and using the Japanese words for “shoes” and “pain”. Follow us on: Website: https://scmp.com Facebook: https://facebook.com/scmp Twitter: https://twitter.com/scmpnews Instagram: https://instagram.com/scmpnews Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/south-china-morning-post/