Is curly hair professional?
sloka25
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So far all the jobs I've had offers for were ones where I had my hair straight. I have an interview tomorrow, for which I decided to wear it straight but if all goes I intend on wearing it curly thereafter. Do you straighten your hair for interviews? If not how do you usually style it?
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Of course lol. And most women in positions of power have really short hair. Long hair is not completely professional in the traditional sense either. This also applies to men. Luckily I work in IT so we don't have to be as strict and i'm also just a lowly worker, no management status.
What do you think of Megan Kelly's haircut? That also was done most likely to attain a certain look.
It's all subjective and depends on the culture/environment you are in. Usually its majority rules from what I've seen.
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They usually cut it, keep it short.
No, but what men do w/ their hair is not relevant to us. Besides, with the length that most of them keep it - you can't really tell how curly it is because it's kept so short. Same can be said for curly-haired women with very, very short hair.
Anyway, back to the original question: it depends on the job and who you work for. Working for Nordstrom? They don't care if your hair is curly. I work there and have seen curly hair, bright red hair, purple hair, women with full sleeve tattoos, etc. Investment manager for Goldman Sachs? The perception of curly hair may be different in that climate.
If you are self-employed, more power to you (for A LOT of reasons other than hair perception)
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Guys don't have to focus so much on their looks as we do and worry if they look too sexy/professional/etc or this or that to do the job, but that's a privilege they have, nothing I can do about that now lol. Until the culture changes, this is what we have to deal with.
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No it's not, good point. I think it will start changing once more women get into these positions and do the hiring or so many women are there to change the culture so men or other people don't think we're strange. First we have to get in and yes you have conform to the dominating culture to do so. My brother couldn't handle it and actually left corporate culture for this reason.
What line of work was he in and what does he do now? (I totally get it!)
All the more reason why my fiance and I are working towards owning our own business. God knows how long it'll take for this patriarchal culture to shift until we get to the point where our hair, body type, etc won't matter to other companies who determine our worth anyway.
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I've always worked at smaller companies so my atmosphere has not been too bad.
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I used to worry that my hair might be seen as a problem but so far I have never had any issues and there are other curly haired women. I occasionally see a guy who works for the same organization as me who is always in a grey suit (it's a formal environment), very well put together, and has long dread locks. A bit like the guy in the photo below except his hair is usually pulled back in a pony tail and he has a broader frame.
I like the look a lot. Anyone who has a problem with this is just close minded.