Voices on ... heels at work

“Discriminatory dress codes remain commonplace. We call on the government to review this area of law and to ask parliament to change it, if necessary.”

Report to Parliament following petition from receptionist Nicola Thorp, who was sent home from work for not wearing heels

“I like women wearing heels at work. Does that make me sexist?”

Piers Morgan on Twitter

“It is reasonable to want someone who is representing your company to look smart. But I fail to see how a smart pair of flat shoes looks any less professional than a smart pair of high heels.”

Sarah Anne Harris, Huffington Post

“No woman should be compelled to wear heels ... An employer is saying: ‘I don’t care that you’re unsafe on stairs, I don’t want you to stride or run. (What are you, a bloke?) I insist you factor into even the shortest journey how much it will hurt’.”

Janice Turner, The Times

“As the women who marched in protest at Trump understand, making a fuss is how change happens. Thorp had the bad luck to be employed by an agency that devised an extreme dress code, but the rest of us have the benefit of her courage in making a fuss about it. Off with those heels! There’s nothing to lose but your bunions.”

Anne Perkins, The Guardian