In recent times both young and older women are seen ‘rocking’ short hairs contrary to the olden days, where hair cut was relatively asso­ciated with men.

It is a known fact that women are gradually moving away from permed hair, wigs, braids which they use to beautify themselves.

According to oral history, when Ewe older women kept short hair, they were mostly re­ferred to a ‘Daavi’ which literary means sister because the hair cut makes them look younger.

Haircuts among women dates back to the 1980s, as Akan traditional queens were mostly seen in low haircuts with black thick dye known as ‘dansinkran’ which had been in existence for decades.

Most young girls who attended government Senior High Schools (SHS) dream of braiding their hair after completion with some refusing to cut their hair in their final term in school but unfortunately the trend has changed with them hoping to style their haircuts with colourful dyes and curls.

Cutting of hair by women do not come easy. Some had to cut for various reasons including health, profession (enlisting in the security service), fashion, breakup or traumatic experi­ences, hair loss, weak tips.

In this 21st century, women are in compe­tition with men when it comes to haircut as barbers now say most of their clients that troop to the salon for haircuts are young and older women.

In an interview with The Spectator, Kofi Mensah, a barber at the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange (Circle), explained that, most haircut lovers especially women love to have their hair trimmed because of personal style. They prefer to express themselves through different haircut styles.

“Some women prefer haircut because it reflects their personality. They express themselves through different haircut styles whether they are calm, happy or moody,” he stated.

Speaking to some haircut lovers, Ms Shine emphasised that she loves to have her hair trimmed because as compared to braiding, barbering one’s hair saves lot of money and time.

“Having my hair trimmed helps me to get ready for work early without wasting time on styling and detangling my hair,” she said.

Another haircut lover, Ms Mabel, also said she loves to trim her hair as it makes her look much younger and beautiful.

“Haircut boosts my self-esteem and make me look more attractive, young and beauti­ful.”

Haircuts are still making waves in the fash­ion world and has come to stay.

 By Mercy Adjeley Sowah