cabin crew to wear the pantsuit uniform available in its inventory for the time being. One cabin crew proposed making uniform rules gender-neutral in the long run, and giving both men and women cabin crew members more flexibility in their uniforms and attire. b) Shoes Many airline companies require female cabin crew to wear high heels when boarding or disembarking from the plane, and then change into work shoes for in-flight service. The only shoe requirement for male cabin crew is that they wear leather shoes throughout. Eva Airways originally required female cabin crew to wear shoes with a minimum heel height of 7 cm when boarding or disembarking. The TAFU managed to reduce this heel requirement first to 3 cm and then to 2.5 cm when it filed a complaint with the Taoyuan City Government. Eva Airways initially subsidized the purchase of two pairs of shoes per year at a rate of NT$2,500 per pair for men and NT$1,650 per pair for women, their reason being that men’s shoes are more expensive. Again, after the TAFU filed a complaint with the Taoyuan City Government, this requirement was revised to NT$2,500 per pair for both men and women and NT$3,300 for two pairs (i.e., NT$1,650 per pair). Men can choose to buy only one pair of shoes (entitling them to the NT$2,500 subsidy), whereas female cabin crew will have to buy two pairs, one with heels and one pair of flats. c) Hair and makeup Each airline company requires female cabin crew, but not men, to wear makeup at their own expense. The airlines refuse to subsidize makeup costs. Eva Airways regulations are rather special, according to a cabin crew. The company began hiring male crew members only in recent years; therefore, the term “ 客艙組員 ” (cabin crew member or cabin crew) in 22