Canadian province makes it illegal to require women to wear high heels

British Columbia amends workplace act saying high heels are a threat to employee health and safety The provincial government in British Columbia, Canada, has amended workplace legislation to prevent employers to force women to wear high heels at work. BC Green party leader Andrew Weaver filed a private member's bill in March "designed to prevent employers from setting varying footwear and other requirements based on gender, gender expression or gender identity".