hair cut by PAGE 10, THE HERALD, Wednesday, March 15, 1978 Unisex barber shops florish By DAVID HALLIDAY EDMONTON (CP) — The barbershop. was a male haven until a few years ago. Men and. boys had their a man and women seldom ventured inside. But now, many women are cutting hair in barbershops and some women go there to have thelr nob Sp sor of Bob Spencer, supervisor hair styling at Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) in Edmonton, described a com- bination of factors that has resulted in women out- numbering men 10to-1 in men's hair-atyling courses. Spencer said the change is part of increased fashion- consciousness among men. When style shifted to longer hair, barbers had not kept up with the changes, he said. Men needed someone to handle thelr longer hair, so they went to women stylists. At the time, women were not qualified as barbers, but the transition was simple, Spencer said. The hair-styling instructor said women were moving into trades where they had not worked before and were looking for careers, SEES BIG CHANGE , Spencer, who has worked at NAIT since 1963, was in a position to see the change. Until 1869, there were no women in the course, but after the first one registered, the ratio of women to men jumped to 5-to-l in a year. Liberation for French By MARLENE ORTON OTTAWA (CP) — While their English sisters rally for equal opportunity and better social services, thousands of Frenchspeaking Canadian women are left in the background to face a bitter baltle alone. But the battle lines are drawn and French-speaking women living outside Quebec are being coaxed from their quiet shadows to reassert themselves, J. acqueline Mar president of La Federation des Femmes Canadiennes- Francaises, says the group is in the first stages of a renaissance movement. . “We are looking to attract the younger women, those who work and are held down by house work and their jobs. We want them to be more consclous of their roles because they are the most reliable agents to transmit our culture from one generation to the next by the simple fact of motherhood.” BORN BEFORE WAR Born as the crisis of the ‘First World War approached and the — suffragette movement gained strength in 1914, the federation was _ BUSINESS DIRECTORY women directed then by an am- bitious P. E. Marchand of Ottawa. By 1923, Mrs. Marchand had brought = French- Canadian women together from Winnipeg, Cornwall and North Bay in Ontario, and 11 other communities, While it sought work for the unemployed, directed social services and charity programs, the federation’s main aim was always the preservation of French- Canadian traditions, ; Their work quickly transcended nation: boundaries and in 1921 Mrs. Marchand was’ awarded an honorary gold medal and diploma from the Belgian government in recognition of her services to that country during the war. However, in recent years, federation members have been tied to the church and closely associated with Roman Cathctic womens’ . leagues. While the group has grown to. more than 7,000 women in chapters from New Brunswick to British Columbia, said Mrs. Martin, it hag been more concerned . with bake-offs and bazaars than sexual and cultural discrimination. A spokesman for Moler Barber Schools in Edmonton said women began taking the course four or five years ago, and now make up the majority of the students. On the job, it. is “‘pretty tough for a fellow to com- pete’? with women, the Spokesman said. Women attract more customers to a shop. ° “Tt's not a last-choice ca- reer,” Spencer said. “We get students with marks ‘that would get them into any universily -science faculty,’’ He said it is a field where stylists can make money. There is also the artistic aspect which allows a stylist to work at producing a pleasing result. - 7 Before, a barber's work could be manotonous because he had to do the same kind of cut repeatedly, he said. There now is more variety to the job and more’ imagination is used in It. - Debbie Payne, a NAIT graduate who works at a styling shop in a city shop- ping mall, said she thinks women are: looking for careers and maybe that is why more are in the trades. SCENE ALTERED As the hair stylist takes over, the look of the bar- bershop has changed. Gone are the bottles of brightly ’ eglored oils and, in some cases, the red, white and blue barber's pole, Former The atmosphere inside the shop has changed too. Once, there was con- versation on topics ranging from politica to fishing, Spiced with the occasional dirty joke, mingled with the sound of scissors snipping and clippers humming. Now- the conversation has changed and the sound of the blow dryer has been added. “T don't really talk a great deal to my clients,” Mrs. . Payne said, She said she talks mainly to customers about styling or care of their hair. “It’s hard to sell yourself so that a client will listen to you and trust you,” she said. In addition. to styling men's hair, Mrs, Payne also styles’ women's hair. She - finds women tell her if they like her work, but men are quieter, and -may - instead give her a tip or come back again. ro Spencer said stylists now are more likely to talk to clients about hair and - styling, related products and new styling trends. Spencer said there was no difficulty in women gaining acceptance as stylists, Since men’s hair styling caught hold, demand has - been high for’ stylists, he said. The number of graduates is limited and not . keeping pace with the population increase as more people move to Alberta. cabinet minister dies Milton F. Gregg, 85, federal . cabinet minister in two Liberal governments before John Diefenbaker led the Conservatives to power in 1957, died Monday night at his home here. Le Gregg, a Canadian war hero and diplomat who was to have been a special. guest at the opening of the New Brunswick legislature's new session today, is to be buried Friday at Snider Mountain - Baptist cemetery after a funeral at Christ Church Cathedral. 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