British Woman’s Revolt Against High Heels Becomes a Cause in Parliament<br />On Monday, more than two years after Ms. Thorp was sent home over her shoes, members of Parliament called on the<br />government to tighten the rules so British women would never again be forced to wear high heels at the office.<br />Invoking experts in podiatry and citing various studies, Ms. Jones said<br />that women who wear high heels for long periods of time suffer from bunions, ankle sprains and a reduction of balance that lasts into old age.<br />By DAN BILEFSKYMARCH 6, 2017<br />LONDON — When Nicola Thorp was sent home for refusing to wear high heels to her job as a<br />receptionist in London’s financial district, she did not cower in her sensible flats.<br />" she wrote on Twitter, "should be one requiring men to wear high heels for a 9 hour shift before they insist women do." that The next petition,<br />Two parliamentary committees set up to investigate the issue concluded in January<br />that Portico, the outsourcing firm that had insisted Ms. Thorp wear heels, had broken the law.<br />Ms. Thorp, an actress, helped spur a popular revolt in Britain after she started a petition calling for a law<br />that would prevent women from having to suffer from what she considered outdated and sexist dress codes at the office.
