Bad weather hills and dark deter cyclists, particularly women, what can we do?

by elahiehon 6/5/2024, 3:23 AMwith 9 comments

by proc0on 6/5/2024, 4:58 AM

> The gender gap in urban cycling worldwide is staggering.

Why is this an inherently good objective to pursue? Are there studies showing that it would be 50/50 if it weren't for those listed factors, or did they find a few examples supporting the hypothesis and then it's all about equality of outcome and shaping society according to a biased perspective?-- that might not actually reflect individual choices in reality.

In some cases like earning wages, I can see some form of argument for equality of outcome, but is this supposed to be applied to literally everything? 50/50 going to the beach, 50/50 enjoy chococlate the same way, 50/50 split in obesity rates, etc.

by JumpCrisscrosson 6/5/2024, 3:49 AM

"In Anglo countries, including Australia, only one in four commuter cyclists and one in three recreational cyclists are women"

Would be curious to see which of these asymmetries persist in countries ranked higly on the gender inequality index, e.g. the Netherlands and Sweden [1].

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_Inequality_Index#Top_te...

by throwaway211on 6/5/2024, 4:26 AM

Use more commas.

by Am4TIfIsER0pposon 6/5/2024, 12:16 PM

Encourage more car use. You don't have to be so poor you can only afford a bicycle.

by m0lluskon 6/5/2024, 7:27 AM

brilliant analysis