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Girls do mature faster than boys physically. It is scientifically proven that girls hit puberty 1-2 years earlier than boys do, but this should never be an excuse to create another gender unequal norm in the society. Generally when people use the phrase “girls mature faster than boys” they’re actually burdening with the fact that they have to be the ‘bigger person’, they want them to know that they need to be more responsible and more intelligent. This is how people actually create a society where women are forced to look after the men through their lives that would never be reciprocated. The fact that girls mature before boys should never cause a burden upon their shoulders, they needs to be supported and guided through their phase of life instead of learning to just summon upon their emotions and try to be slaves to men. Puberty needs to be flourished so that one could choose what kind of person to be instead of forcing upon the societal norms that are just creating inequality in the society.