News Forum - Thai female lawyers to fight law that bans them from wearing trousers in court

[Thaiger]

Female lawyers in Thailand are fighting back against an archaic law that prohibits them from wearing trousers in court. Thai PBS World reports that the Human Rights Lawyers Association has teamed up with the Nitihub forum for public discussion to petition the Thai Bar Association to change the law. Both groups say they will take their complaint to the Central Administrative Court if they don’t get anywhere with the Bar Association. The petition is addressed to the president of the Bar Association and states that a number of complaints have been received from female lawyers who claim judges have told […]

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[Agudbuk]

Perhaps both sexes of lawyers . judges and all court officials should wear traditional sarongs.

 

[Stonker]

1 hour ago, Thaiger said:

emale lawyers in Thailand are fighting back against an archaic law that prohibits them from wearing trousers in court.

Oh dear ... back to normal after the seriously outstanding editorial about Constitution Day.

They're not trying to change an "archaic law" as there is no such law. They're trying to change the Thai Bar Association dress code - Parliament makes laws, not the Bar Association.

 

[Jason]

Let them wear trousers! I think it's only fair women should have to suffer in the humidity just like we do!

[oldschooler]

this is really about gender equality not dress code. have seen no thai women in formal dress wearing other than dresses or blouse/ skirt. too humid (and lesbian-like) to wear mens formal clothing if you dont have to.