Women are repeatedly told that they are less than men reinforcing the natural drop in confidence young girls face during puberty and shaping their perspectives on themselves and other women, so they do not have the opportunity to choose their own traits. In “Like a Girl,” the effects of conditioning are made clear by comparing both the attitudes and appearances of young versus teenage girls. The teenage girls fit and enforce the stereotypes unintentionally; they wear feminine clothes that are not too revealing nor too (coverup) to avoid being labeled rather than being comfortable in whatever they choose. The younger girls wear a variety of outfits from athletic clothes to princess dresses because they have not been faced with the standards
