Emancipation on wheels. The bicycle helped women ride their way to freedom-no more dependence on men for their travel and no more restrictive clothes. This article relates the history of how the bicycle came to symbolize a whole new era in women’s empowerment and set the wheels rolling for some more.
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Emancipation on wheels. The bicycle helped women ride their way to freedom-no more dependence on men for their travel and no more restrictive clothes. This article relates the history of how the bicycle came to symbolize a whole new era in women’s empowerment and set the wheels rolling for some more.
Gender equality? Across the world, gender continues to rule in various forms. Women continue to languish-economically, legally, sexually. The right to plan one's life and family still evades women. What needs to be done? How should planning help gender equality? Read on. General ideas often lead to specific steps.
