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Gear Up Girl: Shifting Gender Imbalance in Cycling for Aussie Women

Join the movement to empower Australian women in cycling! Discover the challenges, benefits, and solutions for women riders. With the support of inspiring ambassadors & accessible road facilities, let’s pedal towards a healthier, more inclusive future. Gear up, ladies!

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Gear Up Girl: Shifting Gender Imbalance in Cycling for Aussie Women

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  1. #gearupgirl @gearupgirl @bicyclensw @sophiebartho

  2. 7% of Australian women use a bicycle for transport. Heart Foundation Women and Cycling Survey 2013

  3. Gearing up to shift the gender imbalance

  4. More males ride than females and the imbalance is more pronounced with age • 55% of Women On Bikes Survey2 respondents indicated that they don’t have access to safe on road facilities • 52% of women ride on their own, and would like access to women who ride at the same level3 • 1 in 5 women felt uncomfortable riding outdoors due dealing with trafficand the perception for the required apparel3 Challenges to cycling for women ABC National Cycling Strategy 2013 Cycling Australia Women’s Stakeholder fndings 2013 Heart Foundation Women and Cycling Survey 2013

  5. Riding does not provide the capacity to transport children Heart Foundation Women and Cycling Survey 2013

  6. 3 in 5 adults are overweight or obese = 12 million people • 1 in 4 children are overweight or obese • and these rates are rising • 80% of our children aged 5-17, not getting enough exercise • Active Healthy Kids Australia Report Card recognised the direct link that fewer children are walking or riding to school • Bicycle riding will be an essential part of Australia’s future We need more women riding

  7. More bums on bikes

  8. Events – love your ride

  9. Nickers or no nickers – that is the question!

  10. Ambassadors

  11. Role Models

  12. Inspiration

  13. 80% very or extremely valuable in encouraging everyone to ride more often.

  14. Gear Up Girl participants “who cycle daily” have more than doubled

  15. 58% they would cycle more as a result of the ride

  16. Leadership

  17. “Being on my bike is better than sitting next tosome drunk on the train…and I can cycle in heels!"

  18. Heart disease is the No.1 killer of Australian women

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