A stepladder comprising: a front section having a first front leg and a second front leg; a step attached to the first front leg and the second front leg; a latch engaged with the step; and a rear section having a first rear leg and a second rear leg and a cross bar attached to the first rear leg and the second rear leg, the rear section pivotably attached to the front section, the rear section having a first stud which extends from the first rear leg toward the second rear leg and separate and apart and not in contact with the second rear leg and not in contact with the cross bar, the latch engaged with and latched to the first stud to define an engaged position where the first front leg and the first rear leg are in an open position and form an inverted v shape and are prevented from folding together, and the latch when pulled up from the engaged position, disengages from the first stud and allows the front section and rear section to fold together into a closed position where the first rear leg and the first front leg are in parallel, wherein the rear section has a second stud which extends from the second rear leg toward the first rear leg and is separate and apart and not in contact with the first rear leg and the first stud and not in contact with the cross bar, and wherein the latch has a first latch end that engages with the first stud and a second latch end that engages with the second stud when the latch is in the engaged position, the step including a first side, a second side, a front and a rear, characterised in that the step further includes a first step link attached to the first rear leg and the first side of the step; and a second step link attached to the second rear leg and the second side of the step, the step links (5a, 5b) causing the rear legs (2a, 2b) to move to a position parallel to the front legs (1a, 1b) when the stepladder is folded, wherein the first and second studs (13a, 13b) serve to attach the first and second step links (5a, 5b) to the first and second rear legs (2a, 2b) respectively and provide engagement points for the latch. a front section having a first front leg and a second front leg; a step attached to the first front leg and the second front leg; a latch engaged with the step; and a rear section having a first rear leg and a second rear leg and a cross bar attached to the first rear leg and the second rear leg, the rear section pivotably attached to the front section, the rear section having a first stud which extends from the first rear leg toward the second rear leg and separate and apart and not in contact with the second rear leg and not in contact with the cross bar, the latch engaged with and latched to the first stud to define an engaged position where the first front leg and the first rear leg are in an open position and form an inverted v shape and are prevented from folding together, and the latch when pulled up from the engaged position, disengages from the first stud and allows the front section and rear section to fold together into a closed position where the first rear leg and the first front leg are in parallel, wherein the rear section has a second stud which extends from the second rear leg toward the first rear leg and is separate and apart and not in contact with the first rear leg and the first stud and not in contact with the cross bar, and wherein the latch has a first latch end that engages with the first stud and a second latch end that engages with the second stud when the latch is in the engaged position, the step including a first side, a second side, a front and a rear, characterised in that the step further includes a first step link attached to the first rear leg and the first side of the step; and a second step link attached to the second rear leg and the second side of the step, the step links (5a, 5b) causing the rear legs (2a, 2b) to move to a position parallel to the front legs (1a, 1b) when the stepladder is folded, wherein the first and second studs (13a, 13b) serve to attach the first and second step links (5a, 5b) to the first and second rear legs (2a, 2b) respectively and provide engagement points for the latch.