Why Hair Salons Defend Themselves Against Discrimination Claims: Expert Insights and Subscriber Questions Answered

2023-10-28 05:30:00

As part of the “why” operation, “Soir” subscribers submitted more than 1,000 questions to the editorial staff. Discover our answer to the question asked by Tania from Jupille-sur-Meuse. Article reserved for subscribers By Nathan Cloes (st.) (with J.Bo.) Published on 10/28/2023 at 07:30 Reading time: 1 min

Discriminatory, hair salons? The profession fiercely defends itself! “We have no knowledge of this practice, despite various attempts by certain associations to establish a link between the price asked and the gender of the client,” underlines Patrick Dumont, vice-president of the Belgian Federation of Hairdressers (Febelhair). According to the latter, women pay more than men for purely pragmatic reasons: the care, time and techniques are generally more significant for a lady’s hairstyle than for a gentleman’s. And if price differences do exist, it is only because of the pricing freedom of traders. The fact remains that customers are free to accept or not these prices…

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