Similarly, the women in the commercial were asked to do the same task as the boys, which is to run like a girl. Post-pubertal females ran similarly to males in that they ran very lazily and with their hands waving in the air, whereas pre-pubertal girls ran fast and confidently. So it always raises the question of when the phrase "like a girl" became an insult and brings out how the self-confidence of younger girls and older girls is different. A girl who has not gone through puberty is likely to be viewed differently by society than a girl who has already experienced it. Society has sexualized women who have already gone through puberty because of how their bodies look as a result of this. This makes a woman keep up with social standards in terms of appearance. Instead of aiming to please only herself, she now has to please audiences of the opposite sex and conform to society's norms. After puberty, women are typically more conscious of their appearance and how they dress due to social media throwing photoshopped images of models in magazines and advertisements, thus causing them to lose their self-confidence. Younger girls are not influenced by society as much as other girls are, so their self-esteem has not yet been damaged, which is why it is always important to say