Women with Afro hairstyles are insulted and discriminated against because of their hair.
Racism
- To protect themselves from discrimination, women with Afro curls often wear wigs or stretched hair.
- "It is still impossible to walk around with an Afro hairstyle without being disturbed," says Yvonne Apiyo Brändle-Amolo, co-president of the SP Migrants Zurich.
- Some US states explicitly prohibit discrimination based on hairstyle and hair structure – this is now also being demanded by a Green National Councillor.