BANGKOK: Women lawyers in Thailand are petitioning to change a dress code that bars them from wearing trousers in court, saying the regulations are sexist and discriminatory.
The Human Rights Lawyers Association said it would ask the Lawyers Council of Thailand to revise a decades-old requirement that female lawyers wear"international and polite attire", including a skirt and shoes with a closed back.
"We shouldn't feel that wearing trousers is bad and is a crime. As a Muslim woman, if I wear a skirt it must be as long as my heels, and wearing such a long dress isn't convenient."A code of ethics handbook for new lawyers includes photos of women wearing black skirts to below the knee and court shoes.
While such a regulation exists for female lawyers, government officials and public prosecutors are allowed to wear trousers as part of their uniform.
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