Sent Home for Not Wearing Heels, She Ignited a British Rebellion

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?I refused to work for a company that expected women to wear makeup, heels and a skirt. She noted that it took until last January for British Airways to allow female cabin crew members to wear trousers. Its old code had warned employees against such things as greasy or highly gelled hair or wearing flowers as accessories. ?The company expected me to do a nine-hour shift on my feet escorting clients to meeting rooms,? she said. Britain?s 2010 Equality Act prohibits discrimination in the workplace on the basis of gender, age or sexual orientation.