Hair in a Woman is Considered 'Erva'
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Question
Hello, Is it forbidden for a person wearing tefillin to meet a woman whose hair is uncovered, given that it is known that her hair is considered 'erva'?
Answer
Hello and happy holidays!
There is a distinction between the term 'erva' mentioned in the context of thoughts and the term 'erva' in the literal sense.
And what is said 'hair in a woman is erva' means that there is a prohibition on seeing it due to thoughts.
Therefore, a woman can bless when her erva is covered, even if a handbreadth or more is exposed — and it is said 'a handbreadth in a woman is erva', and similarly if her hair is uncovered.
Source
See further evidence in the book Mishnah Halachot [Ungvar] vol. 6, ch. 20.