Coronavirus shutdowns: what makes hairdressing 'essential'? Even the hairdressers want to close
- Written by Hannah McCann, Lecturer in Cultural Studies, University of Melbourne
As part of sweeping social-distancing measures, on March 24 Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced nail salons, tanning, waxing and most other beauty services would be closed – but hair salons could remain open with a 30-minute per client time restriction.
There was much criticism this limit was both unfeasible and highly gendered, and it...