Should I or should I not?

Madeline
I am a 16 year old and I have never had sexual intercourse with a male or female. I have only masturbated once and stopped because: 1) it felt like a "guy thing" 2)I had no idea how and did not want to Google it. My first question is: Is it beneficial for me to masturbate at this age? My second question is: How? and Do you have any personal tips?