Participants wearing high-heel shoes take part in the 2019 Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event in Toronto, Canada, May 29, 2019. More than 500 participants took part in the annual event here on Wednesday to raise awareness of gender-based violence. (Photos: Xinhua/Zou Zheng)

A man puts on high-heel shoes during the 2019 Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event in Toronto, Canada, May 29, 2019. More than 500 participants took part in the annual event here on Wednesday to raise awareness of gender-based violence.

Participants put on high-heel shoes during the 2019 Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event in Toronto, Canada, May 29, 2019. More than 500 participants took part in the annual event here on Wednesday to raise awareness of gender-based violence.

Participants wearing high-heel shoes take part in the 2019 Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event in Toronto, Canada, May 29, 2019. More than 500 participants took part in the annual event here on Wednesday to raise awareness of gender-based violence.

A man wearing high-heel shoes takes part in the 2019 Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event in Toronto, Canada, May 29, 2019. More than 500 participants took part in the annual event here on Wednesday to raise awareness of gender-based violence.

A man wearing high-heel shoes takes part in the 2019 Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event in Toronto, Canada, May 29, 2019. More than 500 participants took part in the annual event here on Wednesday to raise awareness of gender-based violence.

Participants wearing high-heel shoes take part in the 2019 Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event in Toronto, Canada, May 29, 2019. More than 500 participants took part in the annual event here on Wednesday to raise awareness of gender-based violence.

Participants wearing high-heel shoes pose for a photo during the 2019 Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event in Toronto, Canada, May 29, 2019. More than 500 participants took part in the annual event here on Wednesday to raise awareness of gender-based violence.