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Journal article
A Multidimensional Analysis of What Not to Wear in the Workplace: Hijabs and Natural Hair
FIU law review, v 8(2), pp 333-367
20 Mar 2013
Abstract
This article challenges a relatively universal judicial and societal assumption that employers’ enactment and enforcement of grooming
codes are inconsequential to women’s access to, and inclusion in, American workplaces. Specifically, this article provides a multidimensional analysis of workplace grooming codes, shedding light on the comparable journeys of Black and Muslim women whose hair and hair coverings are subject to employer regulation. This article attempts to fill a gap at the intersection of race, religion, and gender within the scholarly literature examining workplace grooming codes, which deprive and tend to deprive women of color employment opportunities for which they are qualified. In doing so, I acknowledge that Black and Muslim identities are not mutually exclusive, as those who identify as Black or African descendant may also be Muslim. Further, this article in no way purports that the experience of Muslim women and Black women is a monolith, nor does it project that the course for Muslim women who choose to wear a hijab and Black women who choose to don a natural hairstyle is identical in the workplace and beyond. [1st paragraph]
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- Title
- A Multidimensional Analysis of What Not to Wear in the Workplace: Hijabs and Natural Hair
- Creators
- D. Wendy Greene - Samford University
- Publication Details
- FIU law review, v 8(2), pp 333-367
- Number of pages
- 35
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Thomas R. Kline School of Law
- Other Identifier
- 991021863010804721