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The Currency Of White Women's Hair In A Down Economy, Bridget J. Crawford
The Currency Of White Women's Hair In A Down Economy, Bridget J. Crawford
Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications
This short essay is a reflection on the relationship between the economy and women’s hair. I suggest that examining women’s spending on hair care products during uncertain financial conditions provides insight into the gendered aspects of the economy. As the economy has declined, sales of home hair-care products targeted toward white women have increased. Major news outlets report on salon customers trying to stretch out the time between their regular $250 hair salon treatments. Certain women turn to home hair dyes to maintain conforming appearances. In popular culture, to have white skin and gray hair is to be old (unemployable …
Emerging Law Addressing Climate Change And Water, Elizabeth Burleson
Emerging Law Addressing Climate Change And Water, Elizabeth Burleson
Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications
The World Economic Forum recognizes that while restrictions on energy affect water systems and vise versa, energy and water policy are rarely coordinated. The International Panel on Climate Change predicts that wet places will become wetter and dry places will become dryer. Transboundary water, energy and climate coordination can occur through international consensus building.