Hairdressers in France and UK charge 3 times for women than for men. They still get away with it.
Smarter women go to gentlemen's hairdressers on slow days and save a small on haircuts
I save even more by cutting my own hair. I wear a simple bob with bangs. I cut it when wet and let it air dry into its natural waves.
A hairdresser is needed only a few times a year, and then, yes, there’s a barbershop where I get my hair trimmed professionally for $7.99, and an “old lady” salon the first Tuesday of the month gives senior discounts. I can get a shampoo, conditioning treatment, scalp massage, rainwater rinse, cut, and blow dry for $10. I’m planning to splurge next week and get this for the extra $2.00. I skip the blow dry, however. They damage my hair, dry out my scalp, and lead to split ends. My hair turns out nicer in the open air or with air vent open in the car.
The barber shop charges the same for men and women for the basic cut. The old lady salon doesn’t say for women only, but you never see men there, just women, mostly 40’s on up. They don’t offer make services like shaves, beard and mustache, sideburns, etc. The barbershop does offer guy services and the basics for male and female alike, plus kids. My Dad went there nearly all his life because he always wore a military crew cut. The original proprietor had cut hair in the Navy. His son took over after he retired. The son was killed by a drunk driver who slammed into him while he was mowing his lawn. The business was taken over by his wife for a short time, and is now run by a grandson.