Historically, women have been thought of as property of and existing for men. That manifests itself all sorts of ways, including but not limited to huge pressure to look and act in a way that projects submission or weakness (and conversely huge pressure to find weakness attractive). The hair is just one example. So, is it truly a preference or is it more of a social norm?
No, it is a symptom or piece of it.
Historically, women have been thought of as property of and existing for men. That manifests itself all sorts of ways, including but not limited to huge pressure to look and act in a way that projects submission or weakness (and conversely huge pressure to find weakness attractive). The hair is just one example. So, is it truly a preference or is it more of a social norm?