Cosmetics policy

Sex-specific cosmetics policies may place burdens on women workers and may also present difficulties for transgender and non-binary people.

A gendered "grooming gap" in the workplace may have negative consequences for women workers, who may have to spend more money and time on cosmetics than men.

Japanese women have protested eyeglass bans and requirements for makeup and high heels on social media, but the policies remain legal in Japan.

[6] In 1941, and for the duration of World War II, the wearing of red lipstick became mandatory for women who joined the United States Army.

A lawsuit against the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles resulted in a settlement allowing her to wear makeup in her photograph.

Women may not wear lipstick that "distinctly" differs from the shade of their lips and any cosmetics styles that are "Eccentric, exaggerated, or faddish" in their appearance are prohibited.