Dane Co ordinance amendment would ban discrimination over hair styles | 1310 WIBA
Dec 23, 2020 DANE COUNTY (WKOW) -- Black women are 1.5 times more likely to be sent home from the workplace because of their hair, according to a new study. The statistic is behind a proposed Dane County Board ordinance amendment from Supervisor Shelia Stubbs that would prohibit discrimination based on traits historically associated with race, including hair styles. Stubbs, also a Madison area state representative, is co-chair the newSpeaker’s Task Forceon Racial Disparities. According to the study done by Dove in partnership with the CROWN Coalition, 83 percent of Black women also are...
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