Way more men than women cycling commuting

[Thorn]

I tend to agree with sfa and that it has to do with childcare. I keep tabs of the commuters that I see on my ride and also see about 10 to 1, male to female. But one thing I've noticed is that female cyclists are either young 20-somethings or older 55+. Rarely do I see women in between.

Also, I rde from the suburbs into downtown. While I see guys in the suburbs, the women are extremely rare; in the downtown area, young women, including women dressed in skirts are common, probably making up 30-40% of the commuters. Again, coming back to child care -- an urban, bike commutable lifestyle works until you have kids. Then, there the tendancy to move to the 'burbs and the longer commute just doesn't cut within the time constraints.

But, I just play statistician and sociologist during my commute....really, I have no idea what I'm talking about, but I love to observe and count....

ETA....but in Wisconsin's commuter challenge, the current points leader is female ( http://www.endomondo.com/?wicket:interface=:3:::: ) and 3 of the top 10 are female.