Power to the People: Hair Texture and Gender Matter to TV News Audiences
Ava Thompson Greenwell
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Posted 02.27.2013
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If you're a female working on air in television news with naturally wavy, curly or kinky hair, most likely you wear it straightened or you wear a wig that mimics straight hair. Why? Because that's what television news bosses think viewers want to see.
