A Canadian city under pressure for alleged sexual harassment within its fire department has ordered firefighters to wear only boxer-style underwear.
加大拿列治文市因消防队伍中发生性骚扰事件而规定所有消防员只能穿赛场上拳击手穿的内裤。
Richmond, British Columbia will spend C$16,000 ($14,200) to buy six pairs of underwear for each firefighter in a bid to make firehalls in the suburb of Vancouver more gender neutral, a newspaper reported on Tuesday.
列治文市将耗资1.6万加元为每名消防员添置6条内裤,这样可以使所有消防员看起来更加中性化。
"We supply firefighters with various pieces of gear such as gloves, now it's underwear," city official Ted Townsend told the Vancouver Sun, saying it was part of the "integration of the sexes in the workplace."
列治文市一位名叫泰德的有关官员说:“我们为消防员提供了诸如手套之类的许多装备,现在又要提供内裤了,这是为了使消防员在工作期间忽略性别特征。”平时,消防队员在接到任务后必须脱掉大部分衣物后再换上工作服。
A recent investigation of the department described its workplace culture as "characterized by juvenile and hostile behavior" toward female firefighters by their male colleagues.
最近该部门的一项调查显示,男性职员评价他们的职场文化和女消防员们是“充满了年轻叛逆和不羁。” |