Short hair

However, among more progressive societies with far less structured gender norms, the classic bob is considered medium-length with "short hair" referring to pixie cuts and similar hairstyles.

For this reason, many women cut their hair short to save time and the effort of maintaining it.

Cultures within the Sinosphere generally preserved a tradition of growing out one's hair long without trimming, although it was typically worn tied up.

The Qing dynasty required this to be cut into a queue, but it was not until the advent of the European colonial empires and the Republic of China that what is normally thought as short hair became popular for men.

In Siam, modern day Thailand, women customarily wore their hair cropped.