The new code will allow some 6,000 women crew members to choose whatever footwear they feel most comfortable with.
The new dress code, which will go into effect next month, will allow some 6,000 women crew members to choose whatever footwear they feel most comfortable with and trade out their skirts for trousers.
This a a major win for the #KuToo movement, which has been on a mission to achieve gender equality in the workforce since last year. Started by Japanese actress and writer Yumi Ishikawa, the title plays on the #MeToo movement, and combines the Japanese words kutsu and kutsuu . “It’s a great step given that Japan Airlines is such a big company,” Ishikawa told the Thomas Reuters Foundation.
ADVERTISEMENT While not all companies in Japan require that women wear pumps and skirts, it is still widespread. Many corporations will even state in the dress code that women employees must wear 2-3 inch heels. Some have likened women being required to wear high heels to men being required to wear neckties in the way that they indicate professionalism. What women fighting for the #KuToo movement wants to make clear, however, is the social implications of the dress code requirements for women.
Since the movement began, light has been shed on the other ways women in the workplace in Japan have been discriminated against. Four month ago, women in the country took to social media to petition for the right to wear glasses to work after a study TV report exposed many businesses that required women to wear contact lenses.
Japan Airlines' decision to change their dress code is a major step towards workplace equality in Japan. Now, even the Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, has stated that he opposes certain workplace dress codes for women. Despite this, it is unclear when and if other corporations will follow Japan Airlines lead. For now, women and supporters of the #KuToo movement will continue to jet-set towards gender equality. #cf_4 .cf-btn:after { border-radius: 0px } .cf-content-wrap, .
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