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title: An Alopecia Woman and a Head Shave Denied | Gender Bias is Everywhere
description: Gender bias is everywhere. The barber was a woman. The client was a woman and the counter clerk was a woman. Thea Chassin, HuffPo
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## [An Alopecia Woman and a Head Shave Denied | Gender Bias is Everywhere](https://blog.baldgirlsdolunch.org/gender-bias-is-everywhere)

Posted by [Thea Chassin](https://blog.baldgirlsdolunch.org/author/thea-chassin)

 August 10, 2017 at 1:35 PM

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Getting a head shave with the soothing hot towels can be quite the pampering treat. For "the works", barber shops are the place to go! However, getting into the barber’s chair is not always easy as Thea Chassin discovered while on a quick visit to another city.  [Read more.](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/get-out-of-my-store-what-to-do-when-youre-denied_us_596cf950e4b0376db8b659d9?__hstc=267947921.902c9ab1b8aecbd534a2cf025ba73dc4.1499827409435.1502242992171.1502290238877.19&__hssc=267947921.1.1502389480244&__hsfp=311604363&hsCtaTracking=06a7474c-d12e-48dc-b6da-d4d76d42a2a0%7C4e3183bf-5f18-4362-a434-fe206c90aea6)

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