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 <[email protected]>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 > > -- > GLAMWIKI Partnership Ambassador for Wikimedia <http://www.glamwiki.org> > Wikipedian-in-Residence, Archives of American > Art<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:SarahStierch> > and > Sarah Stierch Consulting > *Historical, cultural & artistic research & advising.* > ------------------------------------------------------ > http://www.sarahstierch.com/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Gendergap mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap > >
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