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Japanese Women Seek Right to Wear Eyeglasses at Work

Some companies require female workers to wear contacts instead.

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4 years ago

November 12, 2019

Women in Japan are calling for an end to company policies that forbid them from wearing eyeglasses, Fortune reports.

The issue appeared in the news recently, with Nippon TV reporting on companies that have such a ban in place, requiring female employees who need vision correction to wear contact lenses instead. That report sparked the hashtag “glasses ban” on Twitter.

Fortune quoted Banri Yanagi, a 40-year-old sales associate in Tokyo, saying, “The emphasis on appearance is often on young women and wanting them to look feminine.”

Yanagi added that it’s “strange” to prohibit eyeglasses for women but allow them for men.

Employees have also rallied against requirements at some companies for women to wear makeup and/or high heels.

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