Stockholm men don skirts to beat heat
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June 10, 2013, Monday
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MALE staff on Stockholm's commuter trains have begun wearing skirts to circumvent a ban on shorts as sweltering heat hit the Swedish capital last week.
Around 15 male train drivers and other staff wore skirts on the suburban Roslagsbanan train service, where temperatures inside the carriages can reach 35 degrees Celsius, transport company Arriva said yesterday.
"Our policy is that you have to look well dressed and proper when representing Arriva, and that means trousers if you're a man and a skirt if you're a woman, but no shorts," Arriva spokesman Tomas Hedenius said.
"But if there's a man who is keen to wear women's clothing, such as a skirt, we have said that's OK," he added.
The company could change its policy this autumn after receiving feedback from its employees.
"There's always reason to review the framework when you hear your staff's views. The uniforms should look proper but they should also be comfortable to wear," Hedenius also said.
Around 47,000 passengers travel on the Roslagsbanan service every day according to Stockholm Public Transport.
Sweden's tradition of gender equality has famously put more moms in the workplace as rising numbers of dads stay at home.
The Nordic country's largest toy chain said in November that its toys were "gender neutral" after it pictured boys holding baby dolls and also banished girls from the dolls pages of its Christmas catalog.
Around 15 male train drivers and other staff wore skirts on the suburban Roslagsbanan train service, where temperatures inside the carriages can reach 35 degrees Celsius, transport company Arriva said yesterday.
"Our policy is that you have to look well dressed and proper when representing Arriva, and that means trousers if you're a man and a skirt if you're a woman, but no shorts," Arriva spokesman Tomas Hedenius said.
"But if there's a man who is keen to wear women's clothing, such as a skirt, we have said that's OK," he added.
The company could change its policy this autumn after receiving feedback from its employees.
"There's always reason to review the framework when you hear your staff's views. The uniforms should look proper but they should also be comfortable to wear," Hedenius also said.
Around 47,000 passengers travel on the Roslagsbanan service every day according to Stockholm Public Transport.
Sweden's tradition of gender equality has famously put more moms in the workplace as rising numbers of dads stay at home.
The Nordic country's largest toy chain said in November that its toys were "gender neutral" after it pictured boys holding baby dolls and also banished girls from the dolls pages of its Christmas catalog.
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