Obviously we can’t just wait for abuse to stop. There needs to be a variety of tactics to fight abuse. But yes, by all means tear down a program which is designed to help people recognize signs of abuse and give women resources to get out.

My stylist was one of the professionals consulted about this law. She and her entire staff, as well as the color company she is an educator for, are HUGELY supportive of this law. It’s an avenue for support. It bears no mandatory role onto any stylist. It’s intention is to support the stylist/client relationship,…

Why not both?

My sister works to prevent crime against seniors, and training salon workers pays off big time. Often seniors are abused by adult children or other family members, and the stylist who sets their hair every week might be the only person the senior will see regularly besides their abuser.

Yeah, because if we can’t help women in every single way and to absolute perfection, we should just not bother.

Some coaches are working to educate their athletes early in life, and hopefully keep kids from becoming rapists.

I think it’s relevant for some situations and not other, and depending on where you live, almost cultural. I grew up in places where it was taught that you were a reflection of your man, so your husband expected you to prettify up for him. It’s not to deny your situation, but it can be as likely true a controlling,…

I am a domestic violence counselor. I think any avenue that give resources to a person experiencing violence is a good thing.

My friend works for USAID and in the international countries she visits this is a huge part of their initiatives. For many women, hair salons are the only places they go that their husbands or brothers or fathers aren’t with them. Many women spend hours at salons for treatments and it’s a place where they can freely…

Jezebelians be like “Legistlators don’t care about women” and then when they try to to prove otherwise “Legistlators have gone too far!”

“But they’ll let any butt-reaming asshole be a father.” -Keanu Reeves “Tod” in Parenthood

What’s with all the hate? I think it’s a great idea.

Thank you for sharing. This is why I don’t understand the negative comments about this training. In many instances, women feel/are isolated and any avenue that offers help is a fine idea. As someone who has also experienced an abusive relationship in the past, I think I would have appreciated the support.

Oh, jesus christ. God forbid both happen. It’s not a zero sum game, you know

WOW. I am a librarian and would have loved to know how to recognize and help and abused woman or child. My worst experience in my life was seeing a child DIE from an asthma attack partly because I didn’t know how a nebulizer works.

I can see some benefit to this, if done right. A person in an abusive relationship is often watched like a hawk, and may find it very difficult to slip away and towards a police building or officer, government building with social services, etc, even a (sympathetic, because not all are) church or temple, to report…

It was a kind comment from a hairdresser who had observed some ‘iffy’ abusive behavior that that helped me listen to my own inner voice and get the heck out of my marriage.

As a 30 year veteran of the hair industry, I think it’s a decent idea. I’m not thrilled with mandated training, but, I’m all for it from an education sense. We, stylists, hear everything. We literally touch them for longer periods of time and that breaks down lots of usual barriers. I’ve personally given the #’s of…

These laws are always a balancing act between efficacy and not being overbearing. Make it too lightweight and it looks like back-patting. Too heavy and it’s like “congratulations, you’re a state licensed stylist AND a police informant!”

I have no idea if this will help or not, but I like the idea of more people knowing the signs of abuse and actually ACKNOWLEDGING it as being abuse.