Woman Fired After 21 Years For Not Wearing Makeup

[The Straight Story]

Woman Fired After 21 Years For Not Wearing Makeup


Bartender Had 21 Years Of High Performance Marks

POSTED: 10:14 am EDT June 23, 2005

SAN FRANCISCO -- An attorney for a woman who says she was fired from a bartending job for refusing to wear makeup said the dismissal is an affront to female employees.

The case is being heard by a federal appeals court in San Francisco. The sex-discrimination case was rejected by a three-judge panel last December.

An attorney for Harrah's Entertainment argued that the makeup policy is necessary to "create a professional image."

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[dogday]

1. If that is the case, are the men required to wear make-up?

I would argue that they also need to create a professional image.

[Straight Shooter]

2. Whatever happened to being "a natural beauty"?

I think the message they're giving her is, "You're old. Cover it up."