Bike Shop Girl » Wheels of Change http://bikeshopgirl.com Empowering women in cycling Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:40:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 First Ever National Women Cycling Forum http://bikeshopgirl.com/2012/02/first-ever-national-women-cycling-forum/ http://bikeshopgirl.com/2012/02/first-ever-national-women-cycling-forum/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:37:32 +0000 Bike Shop Girl http://bikeshopgirl.com/?p=6881 Wheels of ChangeSue Macy, author of Wheels of Change: How Women Rode the Bicycle to Freedom (With a Few Flats Tires Along the Way), will appear as the keynote speaker at the inaugural National...]]> Wheels of Change


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Sue Macy, author of Wheels of Change: How Women Rode the Bicycle to Freedom (With a Few Flats Tires Along the Way), will appear as the keynote speaker at the inaugural National Women Cycling Forum.

The forum will be held Tuesday, March 20, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in conjunction with the 2012 National Bike Summit.

Women still cycle at much lower rates than men in the United States — making up just 24 percent of bike trips in 2009. But that trend is shifting. This Forum will be the first national gathering specifically dedicated to raising awareness about and discussing how to engage more women in bicycling.

 

“This critical topic and rising energy is gathering momentum across the country as more women of all backgrounds are starting to ride or getting more involved in the movement,” said Carolyn Szczepanski, Communications Coordinator for the Alliance for Biking & Walking. “We’re eager to start a continuing conversation aimed at increasing the number of women who bicycle for transportation and recreation.”

 

 

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