HH Survey
A 1994 study by the American Podiatric Medical Association shows:
- 33% of women wear high heels because they think they make their legs look good. Vanity declines as a rationale after the age of 45 but rises again after 70!
- Only 7% of women wear heels because they are required at work. Black and Hispanic women feel nearly twice the pressure to wear high heels on the job as white women do (11%, 11% and 6%).
- 31% wear heels even though they hurt their feet. More Hispanic women (38%) wear heels despite pain than white women (31%) or black women (28%).
- 39% of women wear them despite knowing they are damaging to their feet.
- 27% of people have shoes that are uncomfortable but look good, but there are three times as many women in this category as men. The younger the respondents, the more likely they wear uncomfortable but good-looking shoes.
If you think women are getting more sensible? Each of the preceding figures has increased since 1992.
This was taken from Dale's home page, unfortunately I've lost the URL otherwise I'd include a link to it here. If I find it again, I'll add it to this page. Either way, it gives an indication as to *why* women wear heels.
Wonder is she took part in the survey too? If she worked for me, I think it would be a "required" uniform!