I'm always in high heels when I entertain or go to a business dinner after work. I play pool in heels. High heels are sexy and feminine, Vaughan says. I know I can get a man's attention. And they also help level the playing field with men.
Women are shorter than men, on the average.
If we wear high heels and look a man straight in the eye, that is power. American women won't give up the shoes that give them a lift, those high heels that foot specialists define as anything over 2.25 inches. But there is a change brewing, especially at the office and among younger women. Professionals are getting the word out about the dangers of heels, he says. Other factors also are at play.