Woman Fired From Job For Not Wearing A Bra, Files Human Rights Complaint Against Employer

What should be just another piece of clothing often becomes an object of offence. Despite widespread movements like free the nipple, the concept that a woman should have the freedom to choose whether or not to wear a bra, seems to elude a large chunk of people.

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In yet another blatant display of misuse of power, a woman was sacked for not wearing a bra. Christina Schell from Alberta stopped wearing a bra two years ago because she thought the garment was horrible. She was sacked for refusing to wear a bra or an undershirt while waiting tables at the golf club she works for. It was supposedly a part of the updated dress code, but when she refused to follow her manager¡¯s dictation on what she wears, she was sacked.

¡°It was absurd,¡± she said in a statement to news.com. ¡°Why do you get to dictate what¡¯s underneath my clothes?¡±

Here is the Osoyoos Golf Club restaurant dress code. It says "women must wear either a tank top or bra under their uniform." #Osoyoos pic.twitter.com/wirnRrNOYs

¡ª Shelby Thom (@Shelby_Thom) June 21, 2018

Her manager said it was meant to protect her from members of the club.

¡°I know what happens in golf clubs when alcohol¡¯s involved,¡± he reportedly said. We¡¯re not sure we got this right, but does that mean he had apprehensions that members would harass her for not wearing a bra? In that case, should he not be on her side and stand up for his employee instead of putting restrictions on her ¨C restrictions that are way out of line?

Anyway, Christina did not take it sitting down. The 25-year-old filed a human rights complaint against her employer because the men at the club did not have the same restrictions as women.

¡°It¡¯s gender-based and that¡¯s why it¡¯s a human rights issue,¡± she said.

¡°I have nipples and so do the men.¡±