Fashion is not the issue. The big problem is most mining work wear has been designed for Men.
Women on site willingly wear the prescribed work clothes but often find the attire don’t fit properly. Both the sleeves of shirts and the legs of pants tend to be too long for a normal sized woman.
Safety regulations prohibit sleeves and trousers being rolled up but a sleeve extending beyond a worker’s hand is also a potential safety hazard. Pregnant women have no source of maternity uniforms they can wear on a work site.
The Australian Standard for Occupational Protective Clothing states some general requirements for PPE and Women wearing PPE designed for men do not meet these requirements.
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