Women and cycling: closing the gender divide
Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 10:27 am
Another interesting article by Michael O'Reilly Women and cycling: closing the gender divide, which includes a link to the Women and Cycling Survey by the Cycling Promotion Fund, in association with the Heart Foundation
Not at all surprising that the survey concluded that
Of course the most important bit was at the end
Not at all surprising that the survey concluded that
This seems to be fairly consistent with the observations of the City of Sydney Council that seperated bike paths encouraged a greater percentage of women cycling.Women and Cycling Survey wrote:The overwhelming majority of women agree that government should improve cycling facilities by providing more bike paths and/or lanes, consistent with the view that having more bike lanes and off-road cycling paths would entice more women to ride.
Of course the most important bit was at the end
Michael O'Reilly wrote:6. Online forums are useful resources. Check out the women's forums at BNA - not just to post queries, but also to read though past discussions. While you're online, check out a newish site called Total Women's Cycling.