British lawmakers have been debating on high heels as a mandatory dress code for corporate female employees. The 2015 petition that ignited the debate came from Nicola Thorp, a London woman who was asked to leave work for wearing flats. Thorp was not paid after being discharged from the assignment, and the Portico employment agency addressed a new policy promoting personal shoe preference. The online petition referred to the dress code as ‘outdated and sexist’ and it achieved more than 150,000 signatures. Parliament has now recognized Thorp’s effort to amend the dress code for female workers, and a ban on mandatory workplace high heels is in talks.
