Why Do Some Women Shave Their Heads?

These accounts should give you an idea.

How to shave my head by Martie_Frrl.

How to shave my head by Jessica8118.

How to shave my head by NazuT.

How to shave my head by Suzanna Taylor.

How to shave my head by nakedhowlinguniverse.

How to shave my head by zizzage.

How to shave my head by Prismacolored.

How to shave my head by increase_peace.

Kathee Goes Bald: In this case she shave her head as a fundraiser for a family in need.

Life Goes on Outside Bella Center: Valida describes toward the end her planned participation in a headshave in symbolic protest after COP-15 failed to produce any substantive plan to reduce carbon emissions (the video of the shave in which she participated is here, and a picture of her here.

Mena Suvari: I Shaved My Head As a Psychological Experiment.

Are Bald Women Sexy?: A blog essay over at Staticbrain.com.

A Letter to Myself: Betty Jeanne Rueters-Ward. Some words she wrote the day before she shaved her head, and a picture taken afterwards. Quite cool.

The Razor's Edge: All along the Ganges, India's holiest river, pilgrims offer their hair to the gods. Leigh Webber joins them and contemplates her (former) blondness.

Lana Saric, Queen of the Female Bald Kingdom: A woman from Croatia goes boldly bald, and shares her positive experience.

The Maya Project: A photo essay that includes personal accounts of six women who shave their heads, including their motivation for shaving their heads and their perceptions of themselves. And if you want to bypass navigating the website, here are the personal statements for Steffi, Cordula, Gina, Delta, Jessica, and Siri.

The Art of Being Bald. An article by Jamie Boylard.

Ultra Court. A personal web page that is very nicely done. In French.

Josie Shaved Her Head...Again: a series of interviews with Josie Nutter -- a lady who is both a professional web developer and fashion model.

An Inquiry About Hair: From the Responses Pages. Vicki Watts writes of her transformation from long hair to buzz cuts. Needless to say, she likes the lack of hair.

An Inquiry About Hair: From the Responses Pages. For Aime, shaving her head is a response in protest to the white American standard of female attractiveness.

Cutting Loose: A personal account by a 39 year old mom, who seems to really enjoy being bald.

A Woman Shaved: A Sign of What? Essay by Nicki Hastie, who has much to say about others' reactions to her look. And in spite of some of negative feedback she's received, she loves being bald and wouldn't have it any other way.

Shave Your Head: Why Everyone Should Do It At Least Once: A young woman's account of her experience with baldness.

What I Learned By Shaving My Head: The author is a young woman who has an excellent insight on the experience of shaving her head. A must read.

Bald and Beautiful, Even in Lipstick: When a reporter for the Daily Iowan shaved her head, she wrote an intriguing story about the experience in the newspaper. A must read!

When An English Whiz Goes Hairless: An interesting article about another woman in Iowa who shaved her head, this time from her boyfriend's perspective.

Just Call Me Kojak: An interesting article and pictures of a young woman who shaved her head.

Merrilee Goes Bald: From an old 1990s website.

I'm not a dyke just 'cause I shaved my head, but if it keeps certain people away, fuckin 'A right on. The author strikes a defiant tone that I think is way cool. If you don't like her bald head, that's your problem.

Shining in the September Sun: an column by Jaime Lowe. She details some encounters with some of the more narrow-minded elements of our society after shaving her head. Right-wing authoritarians, beware the bald-headed grrls: your fascist beauty standards are being rejected. And in the case of Jaime, she really likes how she looks.

Me wif a shaved head...finally: I must say she wears it well.

The Day I Got My Head Shaved: In this case done as part of a pact with a friend. Hey, why not?

BZZZ Factor: One Chick's Choice to Show Some Skin, an essay by Julie Setele. Another nice essay on one woman's decision to go bald, from the zine Ladyfriend, issue 2.

If Britney can shave her head, why can't I?. Useful more for its brief description of cultures and historical periods where shaved heads on women have been acceptable.