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So here's notes for my 'short, no more than 10-minute presentation on why there is to your mind a gender gap in cycling' for @SustransScot roundtable on #WomenandCycling this morning. Bonus: if I run out of time I can refer people to Twitter ;)
Women are not a homogenous group. In a 10-min talk I have to simplify a lot. But I will try to highlight some differences/interactions with other characteristics. Also many barriers to cycling affect men too, even if to a lesser extent (mode share for men's still only 3%).
Firstly, three key route quality issues. (i) Protected infrastructure (incl. routes free/nearly free from motor traffic). Both women & men prefer protected space but women tend to express stronger preferences. A cycling environment that forces ppl to mix w motors discriminates.
