Why Aren’t More American Women On Bikes? Lewis Center’s Herbie Huff and Kelcie Ralph Have a Surprising Answer: Household Chores.

Lewis Center Researcher Herbie Huff and Urban Planning PHD Candidate Kelcie Ralph recently penned an article in the Guardian newspaper asserting that an overlooked barrier to more women biking is the fact that their lives are disproportionately filled with housework and child-related chores. Read on for the thought-provoking article.

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