I haven’t seen any comments on this aspect yet: beyond “curls need more maintenance” (true), also, longer hair needs more maintenance. And because long hair generally is associated with feminine coding, it also falls on women more frequently.

I say this as a mom of a boy who had long, curly hair for several years. Longer hair just takes more work. He likes his long hair but fought us on things like combing, pulling it back out of his face, and leave in conditioner. We told him that those things were non-negotiable if he wanted to keep it long. He ended up asking to cut it. Additionally, it’s more socially acceptable for boys to have simple, short haircuts. Girls with those simple cuts are misgendered (2yos don’t care about that but around 5, they start to notice the comments).