This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition To make it an offence for retailers to under stock/produce size 9+ ladies shoes.
I am aware of many women , including myself, who continually feel discriminated against and under represented in most high street shops and retailers, due to the huge lack of large sized women’s shoes. There seems to always be an abundance of other sizes , but a definite lack in size 8,9 and 10.
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As the decades have gone by, both males and females have started to grow inches and feet taller than our ancestors, primarily due to better healthcare, living conditions and nutrition. Some women now have much larger feet than their grandmothers and it is felt that this is NOT reflected my a multitude of retailers. Many women have to IMPORT larger sized shoes from other countries and stock from UK retailers is massively underproduced BOTH in store and in online platforms.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
It is up to retailers to decide what sized shoes they stock and not the UK Government or Parliament.
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.