An examination of women’s representation and participation in bicycle advisory committees in California : [research brief].

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• Creators:
  Nixon, Hilary ; DeLuca, Cathy
• Corporate Creators:
  Mineta Transportation Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  California. Dept. of Transportation. Office of Research ; United States. Department of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Advisory Groups Bicycling California Females Gender Gender Bicycle Advisory Committees Interest Groups Market Segmented Groups Women
• Publication/ Report Number:
  MTI Project 1034
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  California
• Edition:
  Rresearch brief.
• Corporate Publisher:
  Mineta Transportation Institute
• Abstract:
  In the United States, women bicycle at significantly lower rates than men. One method of remedying this disparity is to ensure that women are engaged in bicycle planning and policy making. A bicycle advisory committee is one type of group that undertakes such work. This research examines women’s experiences serving on California bicycle advisory committees and bicycle/pedestrian advisory committees. In addition, we explore some of the barriers to participation that women bicyclists face. Our study focuses on four research questions:
  
  • Are women underrepresented on bicycle advisory committees in California?
  
  • What are the experiences of women on bicycle advisory committees?
  
  • What barriers keep women from seeking membership on such committees?
  
  • What steps could be taken to increase women’s participation in bicycle advisory committees?
  
  
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:822ccb12020eed0d7946884d8d5a79328dfae637a832b4bda670b83329ee2fa36b4e8078d6e493bfa85c3371a2e3f8b440ebce8bef7b0de413119b3a04c51723
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/24327/dot_24327_DS1.pdf
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