The COVID-19 survey

COVID-19 restrictions have meant that many people can no longer access hair and beauty services or are choosing not to visit their regular salons. Many salon professionals have also found themselves out of work.

Please note that the survey has now closed and the results of the survey are available in the following publications:

• (2022) McCann, Hannah, “‘Very unsure of what's to come’: Salon worker experiences of COVID-19 in Australia during 2020” Current Sociology

• (2022) McCann, Hannah, “‘Helps Me Feel More Like Myself’: Navigating Queer Precarity via the Beauty Salon” Gender, Place & Culture

• (Forthcoming - stay tuned) McCann, Hannah, “No Salon, No Sanctuary: Beauty Under Lockdown” Gender, Place & Culture

Volunteer for an interview

Part of this project will involve interviews with:

• Clients of beauty and hair salons (including barbers)

• Salon professionals that work in beauty and hair salons or barbers of any kind

• Beauty industry leaders that are involved in peak hair and beauty associations

If you fall under any of these categories and are keen to take part, send us an email.

Please note that the interviews of clients and salon professionals has now closed. We are in the process of conducting interviews with industry leaders — if this is you, please feel free to reach out.

Be part of a focus group

Part of this project will involve focus groups with salon professionals and workers from community organisations to design solutions to connect workers to resources (and vice versa).

If you work for a community organisation and would like to get involved, please send us an email.