In this essay we intend to rethink the reasons why women are still in the minority in comparison to men in the context of bicycle-use. It is a call to the cycling world to think twice before speaking about women and cycling - that it is important to look at the issue with a detailed and in-depth analysis and not leave it at the superficial level of fashion, as much of the mainstream media and mainstream biking world is doing. This debate must have more depth, and explore the root causes of why women are not cycling as much as men in almost all places in the world. Once we clearly define the root causes we can do the important work of changing the situation so as to bring women into the empowering world of cycling.
Along our way of writing the essay we came across inspiring projects and persons and we knew that we would not be able to tell the world about all of them. Also, in the time to come more examples that we want to share will arise. So, there the idea to start writing a blog came up. It is our aim to publish stories of women and girls who learned cycling, of women that picked up cycling again, to share pictures, links and initiatives, like cycling schools for women. All things that we think are relevant to reach more balance on the bike = cycling equally accessible for women and men.
