Companies having hard time letting go of heels: Kyodo poll

A majority of companies where in-person customer service plays a major role in its business, such as banks and airline companies, have dress codes enforcing women to wear high heels, a Kyodo News poll found Monday.While the sample size is small at 28 companies, the poll illustrates how entrenched high heels are as part of a woman's professional attire. This comes as more women are raising their voices against company dress codes, most notably expressed by the #KuToo movement - an amalgam of "#MeToo," and the Japanese words for shoes, "kutsu," and pain, "kutsuu."More women are demanding to b…READ FULL ARTICLE