Historically less so. Even back in the 80s lots of girls i knew and thought of as tom boys. Where forced to dress and act girlie by there parents. Further back you go more limits there were.

[–] ShellMonkey@lemmy.socdojo.com 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Roosevelt_Longworth

"I can either run the country or I can attend to Alice, but I cannot possibly do both"

Chastised by some, loved by others, it depends a lot on the audience. I think overall though women have been given more a pass, pegged as 'willfull' or 'impetuous' where as with men it's treated as a flaw that they should be shunned for.

Think of the differing ways that daddy's girl and mamma's boy are perceived to get to what I mean.