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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on November 08, 2019, 05:12:55 PM

Title: 'Japan 'glasses ban' for women at work sparks backlash'
Post by: Nearly Sane on November 08, 2019, 05:12:55 PM

Wtf?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-50342714

Title: Re: 'Japan 'glasses ban' for women at work sparks backlash'
Post by: Udayana on November 08, 2019, 06:04:19 PM

They must be needed for the glass ceiling :)

Title: Re: 'Japan 'glasses ban' for women at work sparks backlash'
Post by: Roses on November 08, 2019, 06:12:36 PM

I saw that earlier today, that is crazy and then some! >:(

Title: Re: 'Japan 'glasses ban' for women at work sparks backlash'
Post by: Nearly Sane on November 08, 2019, 06:18:28 PM

Quote from: Udayana on November 08, 2019, 06:04:19 PM

They must be needed for the glass ceiling :)

lol

Title: Re: 'Japan 'glasses ban' for women at work sparks backlash'
Post by: Walter on November 08, 2019, 09:29:45 PM

I grew up in a South Yorkshire mining village and we had a Japanese female butcher at the end of our street
Mother used to send me there on a Monday morning to get a sheeps head ,
But make sure she leaves the eyes in , she'd say , it's got to see us through the week .

I don't remember if she wore glasses though !

Title: Re: 'Japan 'glasses ban' for women at work sparks backlash'
Post by: Robbie on November 09, 2019, 06:16:54 AM

I've met lots of Japanese people over the years and rarely have I ever seen one without glasses.

*This:- Several local news outlets said some companies had "banned" eyewear for female employees for various reasons.*

That makes me wonder how widespread the policy is and if it is actually a policy or just a rumour;  is it even legal to 'ban' glasses.  Why just bespectacled women?

Title: Re: 'Japan 'glasses ban' for women at work sparks backlash'
Post by: Gordon on November 09, 2019, 01:48:56 PM

This seems like a short-sighted policy.

Title: Re: 'Japan 'glasses ban' for women at work sparks backlash'
Post by: Walter on November 09, 2019, 02:10:32 PM

Quote from: Gordon on November 09, 2019, 01:48:56 PM

This seems like a short-sighted policy.

i saw through it straight away 😎

Title: Re: 'Japan 'glasses ban' for women at work sparks backlash'
Post by: Robbie on November 09, 2019, 04:46:52 PM

There's certainly some clarity needed.

Title: Re: 'Japan 'glasses ban' for women at work sparks backlash'
Post by: Harrowby Hall on November 10, 2019, 07:44:43 AM

A quick look at the appended article and it is clear that its subject is not about "glasses" per se but about dress codes in general: employers want employees who meet the public to look "attractive". It is not materially different from insisting that women do not wear trousers at work or that men wear ties.

It is just a further example that "smartness" is a sign of institutional servility.