How come it's a cultural norm for girls to have long hair and boys to have short hair?

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Pointing to previous answers is not intended to discourage questions. Follow-on questions, information, or debate is welcome.

There's an FAQ section (under "Daily Life in the Past", in "Health") titled "On men with short hair, women with long hair, and vice versa" at https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/wiki/dailylife#wiki_on_men_with_short_hair.2C_women_with_long_hair.2C_and_vice_versa . There are currently 7 postings there. Again, please reply if you'd like more clarity or information on anything.