A group fighting gender-based workplace discrimination submitted a petition to the labor ministry Monday calling for a ban on dress codes that force women to wear high heels at work.The petition with 18,856 signatures presented by Yumi Ishikawa, the leader of the group working as part of the #KuToo movement, calls on the government to ban companies from requiring women to wear high heels in the workplace, citing health and other issues."This is just the first step," the 32-year-old actress and writer said at a press conference after submitting the petition."This is a problem that many women…READ FULL ARTICLE
