Women's Routine Facial Beauty Enhancements may not only be chores, but may also prompt sexism

Jennifer Weiner. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/09/opinion/nancy-pelosi-mask-salon.html 

The only novel I have previously discussed in which makeup was an issue was Daniel Defoe's Roxana, about a professional mistress who prides herself on the fact that she does not have to "paint" (wear makeup) in order to look beautiful. Search "Roxana."

Years ago, I published a theory of personal appearance (including facial anatomy, makeup, clothing, and attractiveness) as being one cause of sexual stereotyping:

Nakdimen, K. A. (1984). "The physiognomic basis of sexual stereotyping" [stereotyping and attractiveness based on sexual dimorphism, including women's built-in smile]. The American Journal of Psychiatry, 141(4), 499–503. Reference 3 in Wikipedia. Sexism.