While I agree with dressing in a professional fashion I am not happy about being forced to wear heels. Sadly I have issues with my knees at a very early age and wearing heels is highly painful even for a few hours.  I have had men express that it is an expectation that I would be in heels at all times in the work place in order to garner more respect out of them. Not sure why. So for the last couple of months I have been icing my knees on a regular basis because of the expectation. Frustrating and sad that this is the case with so many industries. And I am in a financial institution type position.