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Should stiletto heels be banned in the workplace?
Reuters UK ^
| 9/17/09
| Julie Mollins
Posted on 09/18/2009 8:21:15 AM PDT by pissant
A call by the Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists asking employers to work with unions to conduct risk assessments and if necessary allow workers to replace high heels with comfortable shoes in the workplace created a controversy this week.
Unions passed a motion at the Trades Union Congress conference demanding that women have the right to comfortable footwear in the workplace.
Defenders of the stiletto claimed that unions were attempting to ban the shoes in the workplace, but the podiatrists defended their position, stating that high heels can cause such foot problems as blisters, corns, calluses, damaged joints, knee and back pain.
Some women argue that stiletto heels give them a power advantage in male-dominated workplaces because the shoes make them appear taller and enhance their sex appeal.
(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.reuters.com ...
TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Society
KEYWORDS: fashion; fmps; highheels; workplace
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uh,,,,,,no.
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posted on
09/18/2009 8:21:16 AM PDT
by
pissant
To: pissant
To: pissant
“Should stiletto heels be banned in the workplace?”
Depends on the workplace.....factory? sure. Strip club? no.
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posted on
09/18/2009 8:22:47 AM PDT
by
Grunthor
(Gun toting, Bible thumping Flag waver. According to the left, I am a racist.)
To: pissant
Requires additional evidence.
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posted on
09/18/2009 8:23:00 AM PDT
by
cizinec
To: Grunthor
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posted on
09/18/2009 8:23:33 AM PDT
by
al baby
(Hi Mom ;))
To: pissant
Depends what she looks like...if she looks like Pelosi, Yes. if she looks like Carrie Prejean, No.
If it’s a guy....fire him!
To: pissant
I think all "heels" should be banned from the workplace...in fact, don't even hire them in the first place.
Typical "heel":
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posted on
09/18/2009 8:24:00 AM PDT
by
capt. norm
(Never underestimate the power of very stupid people in large groups.)
To: cizinec
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posted on
09/18/2009 8:24:13 AM PDT
by
jessduntno
("Integrity is the lifeblood of democracy. Deceit is a poison in it." - Ted Kennedy (D-HELL)
To: pissant
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posted on
09/18/2009 8:24:17 AM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
(Play the Race Card -- lose the game.)
To: pissant
BUMP!
For return when more, proper documentation of the issue has been posted......
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posted on
09/18/2009 8:24:27 AM PDT
by
G Larry
( Obamacare=Dying in Line!)
To: pissant
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posted on
09/18/2009 8:25:12 AM PDT
by
ejonesie22
(There's something socialist in the neighborhood, who ya gonna call? MITTBUSTERS!)
To: pissant
First they banned short shorts, displays of clevage and now they want to ban stiletto heels?
How are we supposed to compete in the world marketplace if they keep removing all of our morale boosters?
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posted on
09/18/2009 8:25:26 AM PDT
by
DannyTN
To: pissant
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posted on
09/18/2009 8:26:06 AM PDT
by
N. Theknow
(Kennedys: Can't fly, can't ski, can't drive, can't skipper a boat, but they know what's best.)
To: pissant
This proposal brought to you by "Fat Chicks and Homosexuals with Lawyers".
Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.
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posted on
09/18/2009 8:27:05 AM PDT
by
The Comedian
(Evil can only succeed if good men don't point at it and laugh.)
To: pissant
Why is everything in England so compulsory-conformity driven? Do the Brits still possess cognitive and volitional skills or is it beaten out of them? These articles cause me to lose respect for England. Either the newspapers are getting it all wrong or England is ready for a Muslim takeover.
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posted on
09/18/2009 8:27:18 AM PDT
by
BertWheeler
(Dance and the World Dances With You!)
To: pissant
I think they should be banned by the TSA screeners. These are dangerous weapons. If one could maim or kill the pilot with a pair of fingernail clippers just think what these things could do!
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posted on
09/18/2009 8:30:40 AM PDT
by
IbJensen
(If Catholic voters were true to their faith there would be no abortion and no President Obama.)
To: pissant; capt. norm; jessduntno
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posted on
09/18/2009 8:30:50 AM PDT
by
DannyTN
To: pissant
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posted on
09/18/2009 8:31:23 AM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: pissant
This is racism against women.
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posted on
09/18/2009 8:32:14 AM PDT
by
Dallas59
To: JoeProBono
Hahahahaha...good find...hahahahaha
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posted on
09/18/2009 8:32:54 AM PDT
by
jessduntno
("Integrity is the lifeblood of democracy. Deceit is a poison in it." - Ted Kennedy (D-HELL)
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