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by JumpCrisscross 749 days ago
"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...

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> 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...