Japan’s #KuToo Movement Aims to Stop Employers From Requiring Women to Wear Heels

Mar 13, 2019, 10:54 AM


When Yumi Ishikawa, a 32-year-old model and actress, tweeted in January her belief that employers in Japan should not be allowed to require women to wear high heels to work, she didn't expect to cause such a stir. But she seems to have struck a chord.

When Yumi Ishikawa, a 32-year-old model and actress, tweeted in January her belief that employers in Japan should not be allowed to require women to wear high heels to work, she didn't expect to cause such a stir. But she seems to have struck a chord.