Bad weather hills and dark deter cyclists, particularly women, what can we do?
theconversation.com> 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.
> Why is this an inherently good objective to pursue?
In the joint opinon of the three authors:
This is not healthy. While cycling is good for everyone, women stand to gain more because they typically exercise less than men. Women are also at higher risk of osteoporosis, arthritis, anxiety, depression and various autoimmune diseases. So they need more of the type of exercise like cycling that builds bone density, strengthens muscles, helps manage weight and improves mood.What I'm pointing at is the focus on the ratio between men and women. The article isn't just talking about how women should exercise more, it's explicitly pointing out that there is a gap between men and women and that somehow closing the gap is inherently a good objective to focus on.
Even in your quote:
> women stand to gain more because they typically exercise less than men.
Why this focus? Why not just tell women to exercise more, and men should be completely irrelevant here.
"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...
> the Netherlands
"Women cycle more than men. In total, women make almost 17% more bicycle trips per year (2.4 billion compared to 2.0 billion by men). The share of cycling among women (29%) is therefore higher than among men (27%)." [1]
[1]: https://bicycledutch.wordpress.com/2023/01/04/how-did-the-pa...
Use more commas.
Moronic editing by OP is moronic.
The sentence "Bad weather, hills, and dark deter cyclists, particularly women. What can we do?" fits in the HN title field with 0 characters left. It's even got an Oxford comma.
Encourage more car use. You don't have to be so poor you can only afford a bicycle.
brilliant analysis