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Most Australian women wearing shoes that don’t match their feet, study finds (www.rmit.edu.au)

submitted 6 days ago by beep@piefed.world to c/australia@quokk.au

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[–] Quokka@quokk.au 2 points 6 days ago

The findings also point to the importance of considering Australia’s multi-ethnic population when designing footwear.

Of the 25 participants who said shoes were often too narrow, 60% were from North-East Asian, South-East Asian or Southern Asian backgrounds. The study was not designed to establish differences between individual ethnic groups, and the researchers said further research with a larger sample would be needed.

Huh, even shoe sizes are eurocentric. Shouldn’t be surprising I guess.