A study about the women who donated their hair to make wigs for female cancer patients.

What is it about?

A narrative study which explores the motivations behind the acts of Israeli girls and women who donate their long hair to make wigs for female cancer patients. The study exemplifies the subjective perceptions of the sacrifice these girls and women felt they bravely committed by the modification of their looks. This modification takes these women and girls far from the beauty ideal, which ‘prefers’ long hair. It seems that the donors not only express how deeply they are rooted within the patriarchal discourse, but also how much they accept and also reproduce – rather than challenge or resist – hegemonic gendered beauty norms.

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