Japanese women protest after being told not to wear glasses at work

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Glasses are banned for female employees in a number of industries in Japan, including in customer service, beauty and hospitality.

The hashtag #メガネ禁止 has been trending on the platform since last Wednesday.

The employee, whose job involves arranging wheelchairs for customers who require one, said she suffers from dry eyes as a consequence of wearing lenses for her eight-hour shift together with her commute back and forth.“There are times when it's bad whatever I do,” Ms. A told the publication, who conducted a survey which discovered women who work in showrooms in Japan “have a very narrow set of rules, covering hair colour, nails, and glasses.

— Hiroko Sanders November 10, 2019 It's not about people, it's about WOMEN. Men can wear glasses as much as they like apparently.

 

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