“I think society is struggling more with accepting bald women because people are not used to see them. When they do I suspect people assume that she is undergoing cancer treatment and that she’s really sick – but people don’t think that when they see a bald man. If there was more awareness among the public about alopecia it would surely help women so they wouldn’t have to hide this disease.”
” You have to be strong to handle the attention that you get being bald in public, whether is negative or positive. You always draw attention and sometimes that’s not what you want.”
“I am sure being a bald woman can affect the possibilities of getting a job, like for example in the service industry. There are many bald male servants, but I would only expect to see a bald waitress in a hip and cool restaurant. That I find extremely silly.”
“Very often, when people have seen me with my wig, they say, ‘Wow, you look beautiful, I hardly recognised you!’ In my opinion this reflects the norm: that women without hair are not beautiful, but the moment they put on their hair it surprises people that they are beautiful. Hair is also used a lot in commercials aimed at women, and then hair is a symbol of sex appeal. But then why do bald men still have sex appeal? Could it be because we live in a society where men have so much more power than women?”