JR East To introduce uniforms for men and women on October 8 at 18:30
JR East Japan decided to redesign the uniforms of station staff and crew, and to eliminate the use of women's skirts and ribbons before the next year's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, and to adopt a design that does not distinguish between men and women. The background is gender equality and the growing interest in LGBT = sexual minority.
JR East will renew the uniforms of station staff and crew from May next year for the first time in 18 years. The new uniform has a gray line as an accent in the collar and a gray line as an accent on the collar. From this change, the distinction between men and women is eliminated and the design is unified.
Specifically, for women, they now choose between a pants style or skirt, and then choose a necktie or ribbon.
In new uniforms, skirts and ribbons will be abolished, and both men and women will unify in pants style and ties.
In addition, hats are now designed differently for both men and women, with a square shape for men and a rounded shape for women, but the new uniform eliminates this distinction so that you can choose whichever you like.
JR East has adopted uniforms that do not distinguish between men and women in order to respond to diverse values from the perspective of gender equality and increased interest in LGBT.
With regard to corporate uniforms, Japan Airlines has been moving to review the uniform design in consideration of diverse values, such as introducing a pants style to the crew uniforms from April next year so that it can be freely selected. .