Cruel design

I don't understand bikes.

Have you ever noticed that the placement of the bar connecting the front half of the bike to its back end is different on a traditional boy's bike (on the left) in comparison to a traditional girl's bike (on the right)?  

See the difference?

Elysha explained to me that this bar was originally lowered on a girl's bike in an effort to accommodate the skirts that girls may be wearing.  And after a quick Google search, it turns out that she is right.  

But...