If they adopt a stereotypically female style--friendly, conciliatory, and nonconfrontational--they aren't seen as unfeminine, but they aren't respected as strong leaders either.
If they adopt a more stereotypically male stance, being forceful and authoritative, they may be respected, but they risk being labeled as bitches or ball busters. Every effective leader needs to be forceful and authoritative, though, at least some of the time. And it turns out that women in leadership positions who behave that way can blunt some of the criticism by sporting blonde hair, which signals that they're really soft, friendly, and not-so-smart underneath, even as they issue commands.
To test this theory, Alonso and Berdahl conducted a study of men, to gauge their reactions to hair color. Asked to rate photos of blonde and brunette women on attractiveness, competence, and independence, the men thought all the women were equally attractive, but that the brunettes were more competent and independent. Then they were given photos of blonde and brunette women paired with a quote, such as "My staff knows who's boss" or "I don't want there to be any ambiguity about who's in charge.
As Berdahl told the Huffington Post, "The same woman changes her hair color from blonde to brunette, and she's seen as a bitch.
Should we all be struggling against stereotypes like these? Of course we should. But if they ever go away it certainly won't be in the near future. But continued reverence for champagne tresses indicates the blond still has a toehold on that exalted throne. A measure of Western blond-worship is the recurring "disappearing blond" myth that has circulated with regularity over the last years.
Reported by a credulous BBC in , the story goes that the last real blond will be born in Finland sometime years from now, because gentlemen prefer bleached. Except that it's a crock. The tale is perpetuated, says Ilyin, because "you're worried that the sun will go out. While the sun isn't setting, it's twilight -- or at least late afternoon -- for the golden goddess.
One bit of evidence: Sales are dropping. Clairol's most popular shade in was Nice 'n Easy No. Last year brown shades predominated, accounting for 43 percent of sales; 33 percent of sales were blond shades. Blond coloring also is being used in a way that makes light of the color itself, with obvious non-blonds such as RuPaul sporting the towhead look. This hormone, combined with the sudden change in pupil size, can change the hue of your eyes. Those who met Hitler, after the War often refer, in their reminiscences, to his remarkable pale, clear blue eyes, which many states, unequivocally, had a distinctly hypnotic quality.
Begin typing your search term above and press enter to search. Press ESC to cancel. Ben Davis April 6, What percentage of the UK is blonde? In LA, they're used to Latin women looking more Mexican. But if you go to Uruguay, Argentina, Colombia, everybody is blonde.
Stewart's natural hair color can be seen in her first high-profile movie, "Panic Room" with Jodie Foster, when she was just 12 years old. She has since gone back to blonde. Moore told Entertainment Weekly she dyed her hair to get into character for her role in "A Walk to Remember," which would launch her acting career. As silly as it sounds, there was a real significance in the way that people saw me, but also in the way that I carried myself and that I saw myself," she said.
People used to be shocked when I was a blonde that I wasn't stupid. So I've been playing with colors since I was 15," she told Glamour. In throwback photos posted to Perry's Instagram account , the "Never Worn White" singer appears to have sandy blonde hair. Perry is now back to rocking black hair, as seen in a recent Instagram post. Redmayne's hair is a strawberry blonde color, but he dyed it soon after entering the film industry.
Winslet told InStyle , "It was quite damaged from all those water scenes and from re-dyeing it red so many times. A little enhanced at the moment, but a natural blonde," she told Today in Then it became like an emblem for the character — she's so fiery; she's a redhead.
In the upcoming "Sex and the City" reboot , Nixon appears to be rocking her natural color, rather than Miranda's signature red hair. Brad Pitt has arguably been a hair icon since he first hit screens in the s, but you might not know his natural color is sandy blond.
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