things such as skirt length, nails, hairstyle, and general appearance.” b. Statements by the respondents 16 a) Uniforms Several of the airlines stated that uniforms are designed with both the company’s professional image and differing job requirements in mind. One company requires its female crew members to wear one-piece dresses for their own convenience. Another company’s uniform requirements for female cabin crew are based on cost considerations rather than gender. The creation of airline uniforms typically involves the relevant departments establishing a dedicated team to discuss designs and collect opinions from cabin crew. Airline A: Skirts have long been the preferred uniform option for female cabin crew because they convey the elegance and grace of women. So when designing uniforms, there is no conscious decision to design pants or skirts, but rather just a continuation of what has always been done. The company convenes monthly meetings with the union. Union reps are aware that any uniform changes must be implemented company-wide, so they have not raised any special requests during the meetings, but only asked if they can put forward opinions or what the company’s plans are. At present, our management department has not received any requests from cabin crew members to wear pants. Airline D: Cabin crew are tasked with serving passengers, which is irrelevant to whether they wear skirts or pants. Our uniform was previously a blouse and skirt, but our crew complained that the blouse would come untucked when they raised their arms to help passengers, which is why we switched to one-piece dresses. No one requested pants when we redesigned our uniforms in 2015. Airline F: The company has shareholders and operating costs to 16 The Commission’s interview records with six airline companies dated May 16, 2024. 24