so, i'm an afab, trans/nb human with a shorter pixie cut than eve gilles. i think it's plain ridiculous that expression in any sense of the word is treated as a means to a reductive end. there is no one way to look. to hold the opinion that "women with short hair" is waving some political flag is to completely disregard the agency women have to express themselves however they choose, especially in a society that taxes them on the basis of some nonsensical, one-note image.
my mother has a similar haircut to me. she is no less a woman because of that. if i enjoyed having longer hair, that would not make me any less trans/nb. neutrality of expression both recognises that you are neither dictated by how you choose to express yourself, and that there is beauty in seeing a reflection of exactly who you are, no matter the steps you took to discovering that. for some, expression helps them understand themselves better. for others, it is simply what they have decided looks good. across the spectrum, we are all on a journey to seeing the truest reflection, and to throw the word "woke" on it just perpetuates the idea that humans belong in boxes.