{"product_id":"the-gray-hair-double-standard","title":"The Gray Hair Double Standard — A Beauty Bar Edit Original","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Gray Hair Double Standard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy does gray hair make a man look distinguished—but leave a woman defending herself?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Gray Hair Double Standard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e examines one of beauty culture’s most persistent contradictions: the different ways aging is perceived, discussed, and marketed to men and women.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWritten by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDiane Gracefully\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Beauty Bar Edit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, this original explores gray hair through beauty, culture, work, dating, identity, and the expectations women encounter as they age.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis isn’t a guide to hiding gray hair. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt’s a conversation about why we were taught to fear it in the first place.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInside This Beauty Bar Edit Original\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow gray hair became associated with authority in men and aging in women\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe beauty industry’s complicated relationship with aging\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGray hair in dating, relationships, and attraction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWorkplace perceptions and the pressure to appear “youthful”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRace, texture, and the different experiences surrounding gray hair\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe growing movement of women choosing to go gray on their own terms\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA broader look at who gets to decide what aging is supposed to look like\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeauty’s Unspoken Rules — Issue 01\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSome beauty standards are advertised. 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