Explore whether girls truly mature faster than boys or if societal norms shape our perceptions. Join Julie Koontz in rethinking how we validate interests for all genders.
It’s an adage I have heard my entire life, and you probably have, too: girls mature faster than boys. Innumerable anecdotes and even, and in 20 years, if he’s still obsessed with cars, no one’s going to bat an eye,” she continues. “If he loves super heroes, guess what? They make literally rated-R super hero movies for adult men. Video games? Yeah, don’t need to explain that one.”
“And even when women try to tap into the typically male dominated hobbies, like sports, they’re not recognized as being real athletes,” Koontz continues. “Women in sports are only just now getting the air time that they deserve, definitely not getting the pay that they deserve still. We have to be at the top of our craft to be taken seriously, and even then we’re not.
This all makes sense to us. And it also makes sense that there’s a growing desire to carry aspects of girlhood through to our adult years: as Koontz points out, there’s little other explanation for why the“Yes! I tried to find an adult dancing class because my daughter is now in dance and I loved it,” says one. “ couldn’t find one that is just for fun or a hobby in my area. You are either a professional or nothing. And that’s just one little interest.
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