Let My Hair Be Me: An Investigation of Employee Authenticity and Organizational Appearance Policies Through the Lens of Black Women’s Hair
Appearance policies — formal or informal dress codes that set organizational expectations for how employees “should” appear at work (Pratt & Rafaeli, 1997; Society for Human Resource Management, 2016) are typically based on Eurocentric ideals of professionalism (Bell & Nkomo, 2003). Appearan...
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Centre for Fashion Diversity and Social Change, Ryerson University
2018-06-01
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| Series: | Fashion Studies |
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| Online Access: | https://www.fashionstudies.ca/let-my-hair-be-me |