French parliament backs bill against hair discrimination affecting black women
France's lower house approves a bill targeting workplace discrimination against natural hair, particularly affecting black women
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France's lower house approves a bill targeting workplace discrimination against natural hair, particularly affecting black women
AFP | Paris The Daily...
France's lower house of parliament on Thursday approved a bill forbidding workplace discrimination based on hair texture, which the draft law's backers say targets mostly black women wearing their hair naturally.The bill was approved in the lower house National Assembly with 44 votes in favour and two against.
Draft law, which also affects redheads, blond people, and those with dreadlocks now goes to senate
The law, which will particularly impact Black women with natural hair, now needs to pass the French Senate. Similar laws exist in parts of the US, where hair discrimination is treated as a type of racism.