"She told Business Insider she could relate to her high-profile political guest. "In high school, other girls would tell me I'd look so much better if I straightened my hair," Anand said in an email, adding that over time she learned not to let critics bother her. "At some point, I started tuning out noise around how I should reshape my appearance based on other people's commentary.""
"The Florida Congresswoman's wavy locks were the subject of a recent Business Insider article about how pressure to straighten them has followed her throughout her career. It was based on her appearance on "We Are Spiraling," a new podcast about curly hair by former journalist Priya Anand, who has ringlets, too. Research shows women with curly hair - especially those who are Black - can face bias in professional settings, which is why Anand says many intentionally hide their curls."
Curly hair can create professional challenges and social pressure to straighten or conceal natural texture. Former journalist Priya Anand launched a podcast called We Are Spiraling and a Substack to accompany a forthcoming hair-care line named Mayura. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz experienced pressure throughout her career to alter her wavy hair. Many curly-haired women, particularly Black women, encounter workplace bias and sometimes change hairstyles to avoid discrimination. Legislative efforts such as the 2019 CROWN Act ban race-based hair discrimination. Curly-haired professionals are being invited to share personal accounts about how hair has affected their career opportunities.
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