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Women's haircuts often cost More Than Men 's, even if you have less time

It is a recognized fact of life that women pay more for their hairstyles than Men . But why do women want to be turned, to a simple, short cut, away from barbers, and that is also legal?

actor Georgia Frost, she says, was recently service of two consecutive hairdressers in west London, refused, something she found humiliating.

"I worked on a show at the Lyric Hammersmith , and she needed only the back and the sides, the part of The Show ," she says. "When I asked to have my hair cut, the hairdresser, only to laugh in my face and said 'no' and made a comment about me as a woman. "

she tried again in an almost empty establishment, a short distance, only to be told, "we don't hire women Here ".

Georgia Frost says she was refused service by A Number of barbers

"I showed the customer and said," I Am literally asking for this hairstyle, the make you now' and he just said 'no'. I think, for a long time, people have not seen, to have The Barber 's retreat as a man, where you how to deal with women. I also think that he has the appearance of a woman in relationships with what should people believe?

"the hair is a big part of queer culture and lesbian identity as well, so I can't help but feel there is some homophobia wrapped up in all these rejections, I had. "

If denied, a hair cut, according to sex seems to be clearly discriminatory, it is also the Problem that in the salons, which offer a unisex service, it is still often a price-list, which shows that it is a fee for the women and the much cheaper, one for Men .

The National Hair & Beauty Federation (NHBF) shows that women are complicated, in more hairstyles than Men , and so are more calculated.

Chief executive Hilary Hall said: "This is because Men tend to have shorter hair, hair cuts require to deliver the technically faster, and generally contain a selection of products for women, and require less time for finishing. For example, a bob can be considered a short style, but it is more technically demanding than a short back and sides. "

she emphasized, that The Price difference on the gender. "A salon or Barber shop his prices, taking into account The Following : the length and the texture of The Client 's hair, takes the time of the service, the type of service requested, the use of the products, The Salon or The Barber shop and the skills, training and experience required by The Stylist or Barber . "

Trish Greenhalgh says women should pay the Same as Men , if you want to have the Same hair

cut While some of the Men , the cuts complex and time-consuming hair, says The Rise of The Barber -shops of the NHBF, there is a 64% increase in five years, suggests that a simple and cheap haircut is a popular option. However, this is an option that can be disabled, to have women like Trish Greenhalgh has experienced.

The University of Oxford academic, says for years, it was £calculated 37 by the Same salon-stylist and "found it irritating", as the section is short, dry, with not shampooing or gelling agents, which lasted about Five Minutes .

"The Last time I went in, The Woman who had said to a stylist, but The Man , he would give me the new lady is not started yet, but," she says. "He charged me £15. Same section, took the Same amount of time and looked exactly the Same . I showed him a photo and he copied it. "

Prof Greenhalgh, says her experience makes it clear that the sexist Problem. "For the tomboys Among Us who really want just a quick cut, we should be able to, for the Same benefits for Men . What happens currently is that all the women are in charge, cut for the average hair for a woman. "

Metzger Salon founder Katie Knox (left) and Susannah Jones say Men are less wrong

There are salons that offer gender-neutral pricing as a butcher in Hackney, East London .

"Historically, in our industry, which it says is a gap between the pay of Men and women," co-founder Susannah Jones. "This is based on the belief that Men have short hair, quick and easy to style, and the women have long hair, which takes more time and skill. This is simply not the case.

"Short hair more technical, and not take is cut a lot longer, so the time was again a factor, when we used to charge less for Men - it was purely because they were male, and the feel, is morally wrong. "

she says, she hopes that other salons, "can you find the to reduce, remove, value gender of your services" and help "The Perception that the prices vary depending on gender" by "more transparency for the customer, Time Is a critical factor in the formation of prices". to fight

Karen Waldron, a unisex hairdresser, a gender-issues around the hairdressing

Karen Waldron, owner of The Barber Shop group, the unisex-Cut chain UK, since they discovered the "missing Element " - a place for Men and women, a walk-in, non-appointment service, where the prices are the Same for both sexes. Their stylists are trained to do hair cuts as well as more technical sections, so that all of the styles.

"The biggest problem, The Barber , and the beautiful tradition it is, that it is to serve for Men and for Men only," she says. "It is only allowed in The Last five years, I have women that come with an absolute man's cut - and-razor neck shave with cut-throat, et cetera. We can't be picky anymore, now there are so many Barber shops. "

But the unisex hairdressers are far from The Norm , and many companies are to always Act to serve still refuses women, despite the gender equality, says service providers should not be discriminated against.

Research consultant Devon Magliozzi says you have booked a Barber in Edinburgh, but received an E-Mail to we do not say, 20 Minutes before your appointment, "we specialize in women's grooming".

"I called The Barber shop. I asked you, whether you are just a clipper cut on the back and on the sides, but you reiterated that you could not do, a woman cut the hair," she says. "I don't understand that the hair may not take the training to cut the long hair, or maybe extra for cuts, additional time, but the sex is to define the services and the prices. "

Devon Magliozzi says that sex is to define the services and prices

equality lawyer Elizabeth McGlone, who has cut a short hair itself, says the discrimination on the part of the hair service provider has never been in question in the courts.

"Both hairdressers and barbers Act, is not treated as a service provider, say, in the context of equal treatment, that they said discrimination on the basis of gender, unless it is a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim," she said.

"If you want to track, you would have to with a civil action under the discrimination provision in section 29 of the local court," said Ms. McGlone, the London-based Bindmans lawyers.

"I don't come on a law against gender-based pricing, and it can be argued that women's hair does not simply, or make it longer. If there is a price gap, is it something about the fact that it spent more time. "

she adds: "I'm going to go until the election, and to the hairdresser, because it is cheaper. Men should not be treated favourably because of sex and if you are a woman, you make go to that The Woman the feeling of being completely embarrassing. "

Based on your experience, there is a sense, Georgia Frost is in the voice.

"I like the complexity and finish clippers and a good hairdresser gives me," she says. "I'm not even to pay £40 for a hairdresser for a short back and sides - it is just ridiculous. "

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Source of news: bbc.com