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A man and woman, both in white T-shirts and demin overshirts, standing next to each other, facing the camera, against a grey background
A reader asks: why is it considered normal for men to have short hair and women long hair? Photograph: SanneBerg/Getty Images/iStockphoto
A reader asks: why is it considered normal for men to have short hair and women long hair? Photograph: SanneBerg/Getty Images/iStockphoto

Why do men have short hair and women long hair?

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The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts

Why do men have short hair and women long hair, generally speaking? When – and why – did this become the convention? (The same questions apply to trousers and skirts, come to think of it.) Rojo Levien, by email

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