[Gendergap] Hairdresser, hairstylist...barber?

[Sydney Poore]

Yes, as you have pointed out in other threads the whole area of women's
beauty is a mess.

Disorganized and under represented

Slight mention of hair stylists here, too.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hair_cut

. Sydney

On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 11:03 PM, Sarah Stierch <sarah.stierch at gmail.com>wrote:

> I searched for "hairdresser" and was directed to barber.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hairdresser
>
> Kind of interesting, that it directs to barber and then discusses male
> barbers and men's haircutting culture.
>
> Surely I can't be the only person who finds this odd...
>
> Really needs some gender neutrality... Cosmetology is the closest thing to
> any article that discusses "hairdressers" "hair stylists" and it's basically
> a paragraph.
>
> Just surprises me..no "hairstylists" content on Wikipedia. If I am missing
> something, or passing over it, please correct me! Another example on the
> struggles we have here...  (for example, the hair stylist Frederic Fekkai
> links to barber....and he's an icon of women's hair styling and is
> considered a "hairdresser" or stylist)
>
> -Sarah
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