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Poll – Is it acceptable for businesswomen to have long hair?

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woman with long hair and a blazer shrugs during a conference meeting

Is it acceptable for businesswomen to have long hair? What do you guys think? (Psst: here's a more recent discussion specifically on older women and long hair.)

(see text at bottom for alt-tag description if this isn't convenient) screenshot of poll from 2009 asking: Is it acceptable for businesswomen to have long hair? - (47%) Sure! Why not. Hair! Hair, long beautiful ha-air! - (40%) Only if it's well-groomed and no longer than mid-back. (Not Crystal Gayle.) - (10%) Mid-back?!? Shoulder length unless you're planning on wearing it up, missy. - (7%) Honestly! If it's long enough to tie back or pull into a French twist, that's what you ought to do.

And, now, just because we've got it running through our head, we thought we'd share some lyrics from Hair with you:

I want it long, straight, curly, fuzzy
Snaggy, shaggy, ratsy, matsy
Oily, greasy, fleecy, shining
Gleaming, steaming, flaxen, waxen
Knotted polka-dotted, twisted beaded braided
Powdered, flowered and confettied
Bangled, tangled, spangled and spaghettied!

Is Long Hair Unprofessional? [Ms. JD]

Updated images via Stencil. Originally pictured: Long Hair Design, originally uploaded by asobitsuchiya.

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Can't read the screenshot? Here it is in text:

Is it acceptable for businesswomen to have long hair?

  • (47%) Sure! Why not. Hair! Hair, long beautiful ha-air!
  • (40%) Only if it's well-groomed and no longer than mid-back. (Not Crystal Gayle.)
  • (10%) Mid-back?!? Shoulder length unless you're planning on wearing it up, missy.
  • (7%) Honestly! If it's long enough to tie back or pull into a French twist, that's what you ought to do.

Psst: here are our latest favorite hair accessories for long hair… you might also want to check out our advice for how to style long hair for interviews, and our roundup of super easy office updos.

Below, find some of our favorite hair accessories for work as of 2026. Note that some of our long-standing favorite brands for quality, durability, comfort and styling include Ficcare and France Luxe. For more affordable options (which may not last as long), keep an eye out at Anthropologie, Ann Taylor, and J.Crew stores (including J.Crew Factory). Also: Kat loves these flat elastics.

Some hair accessories we've featured recently include these!

octopus claw clip for hair by Kitsch
Kitsch
woman with very blonde hair wears gold hair tie; her hair isn't quite looped all the way through the ponytail making a sloppy bun
J.Crew
gunmetal silver squiggle hair claw clip
Anthropologie
woman has her hair held up with an attractive purple clip
Ficcare

One Comment

  1. Readers should follow the link you’ve provided to the Ms. JD blog about this. There are a lot of good comments and different points of view there.

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