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'It's a human rights issue': Women fight for the right to be braless on the job
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/women-workplace-bra-human-rights-1.4806342
The "burn your bra" movement is back, this time ignited by young women shunning the undergarment not for political reasons, but in the name of comfort.
However, some braless women feel discomfort when managers mandate they must wear one in the workplace — a rule that could be deemed discriminatory, because it only applies to one gender.
"It's unnecessary," said Kate Gosek who works as a cook at McDonald's in Selkirk, Man. The 19-year-old says several managers recently harassed her about not wearing a bra, including one who prodded her shoulder in search of one.
"She just told me that I should put on a bra because, McDonald's — we are a polite restaurant and no one needs to see that."
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/women-workplace-bra-human-rights-1.4806342
The "burn your bra" movement is back, this time ignited by young women shunning the undergarment not for political reasons, but in the name of comfort.
However, some braless women feel discomfort when managers mandate they must wear one in the workplace — a rule that could be deemed discriminatory, because it only applies to one gender.

"It's unnecessary," said Kate Gosek who works as a cook at McDonald's in Selkirk, Man. The 19-year-old says several managers recently harassed her about not wearing a bra, including one who prodded her shoulder in search of one.
"She just told me that I should put on a bra because, McDonald's — we are a polite restaurant and no one needs to see that."
