The History of Identical Long Hair for Women and Short Hair for Men, Does it Still Mean the Same as the Modern View?

Times have changed, not all women have long hair.

Men are the same way, nowadays the hairstyle that is more popular is the man bun which demands men to have longer hair.

But when we were little, we always thought that women were synonymous with long hair.

And vice versa, short or short hair is synonymous with men.

The reason is still unclear.

Some say that women have long hair to look more graceful or beautiful, and so that their hair is easy to style while dressing up.

Then men choose short haircuts because they are considered practical for carrying out daily routines.

In fact, this view has been developing since the times of Ancient Greece and Rome!

According to Elizabeth Bartman, an archaeologist, the tradition of women to lengthen their hair has been around since the ancient kingdom.

Although at that time the philosophers who were mostly men were synonymous with their long hair and beards, Greek women had much longer hair.

Women in Roman times usually lengthened and styled their hair in a middle part.

While men usually cut their hair short so as not to interfere with daily activities, and are afraid to be called 'feminine'.

According to the author of the book 'Hair: a Human History' Kurt Stenn, hair turns out to have an important role in shaping a person's image.

Hair is an intermediary for messages about one's health, gender, religion and power on first impressions.

Women grow their hair mainly because they want to be considered healthy people.

"In order to have long hair, one must be physically in good health," said Stenn.

Health is an important issue because it involves many aspects such as diet, heredity, and adequate rest time.

In addition, long hair also indicates a person's status because it requires more care.

The longer a woman's hair, the higher her social status because it means she has enough money to care for her hair.

This also applies to men.

Long hair does indicate a high social status, but short hair indicates that the man had many activities that were considered prestigious in his era such as the military.

It turns out that the reason is quite reasonable, and it is not far from the modern perspective.

Women lengthen their hair because long hair looks more graceful and beautiful.

And men cut their hair short on the grounds to make it more practical in their activities.

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