OAKLAND — The Montclair Barber Shop recently hired its first lady barber when Linda Amorin joined the crew. “I was looking for an old-fashioned barber shop,” said Amorin, who has spent 16½ years ...

It’s not unusual these days to see a woman holding the razor at a barbershop. Women have become adept at cutting hair and often are better stylists than men. However, what is rare is to see a woman ...

It’s been "all in the family" for Wurtsboro master barber and hair stylist Jill Crawford over the years. “My father, Henry, was a barber his whole life,” she says. “Right out of the U.S. Navy he was a ...

Male-dominated occupations often create unfavourable environments that make it difficult for women to excel. Gender stereotyping tends to suppress the interest of people who would have loved to ...