Cathay Pacific ends skirts-only rule for female staff
国泰航空结束女性员工只能穿裙装规则
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-43593147
The Hong Kong airline has agreed flight attendants can choose to wear
trousers, after intense union pressure.
在公会强烈压力下，香港航空公司已同意空服员可以选择穿裤子(而非裙子)了
Some crew had complained that wearing short skirts had made them feel
uncomfortable - especially when putting bags in overhead lockers or taking
public transport to and from work.
一些空姐抱怨说，穿短裙让他们感到不舒服 - 特别是在机舱头顶行李箱放袋子或上下
班搭交通工具时。
But change will not happen until Cathay next refreshes its staff uniforms.
但是要到下次国泰换新装时才会改变
That could take three years, according to unions.
工会表示这可能需要三年的时间
"We welcome and appreciate the company's decision on giving us an option in
choosing uniforms," said Pauline Mak, vice chair of the Hong Kong Dragon
Airlines Flight Attendants Association.
我们欢迎并感谢公司决定让我们有选项去选择制服
'Protection'
The skirts-only rule has been in place since the airline was founded in 1946
- despite a growing backlash which appears to have gained even more momentum
during the #MeToo movement.
自从航空公司成立于1946年以来，仅限裙子规则就已经存在 - 尽管反弹声浪越来越大，
似乎在#MeToo运动中获得了更多的动力。
Flight attendants had requested a redesign of their workwear in 2014 - saying
the skirts were too revealing and may provoke sexual harassment.
空服员在2014年要求重新设计他们的工作服 - 说裙子太暴露，可能会引起肥宅性骚扰
Ms Mak said the policy change "not only provides us one more option, but also
provides us with protection".
政策变化“不仅为我们提供了更多选择，而且为我们提供了保护”
The airline said uniforms would be re-evaluated for crew working for both its
Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon carriers.
该航空公司表示，将为国泰和港龙的工作人员重新评估制服
"Just as we recognise it is important to provide our customers with more
choice, the same is also true for our colleagues," an airline spokesperson
said.
“正如我们认为为我们的客户提供更多选择是非常重要的，相对于我们的同事也是如此，
”,发言人如是说
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