Tag Archives: International Women’s Day

Bicycle Association urges cycling industry to tackle lack of diversity with launch of new project

The BA has launched a new Diversity in Cycling project Picture Simon Wilkinson via Unsplash

The Bicycle Association (BA) has marked International Women’s Day with the launch of Diversity in Cycling. The project is aimed at tackling the lack of diversity in the cycling industry, and unlocking additional growth by reaching out to new customer audiences and recruiting more diversely, particularly at leadership level. To …

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Inspire, empower, motivate

The Women of Colour Cycling Collective is on a mission to inspire, empower and motivate women of colour to cycle. Rebecca Morley catches up with chair Jenni Gwiazdowski to find out more

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Small Business Britain calls for more support and encouragement for female-led businesses

Almost one-fifth of women (17%) are considering starting their own business, in a sign of a potential fresh wave of female-led start-ups that could help power the UK’s economic recovery. Small Business Britain’s f:Entrepreneur campaign, which commissioned the research to mark International Women’s Day, has called for more support to …

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World Bicycle Relief’s Pedal to Empower returning in June

World Bicycle Relief has announced the return of Pedal to Empower on 5th June. The inaugural ride last summer saw just under 800 riders from 31 countries collectively raise $294,000. Pedal to Empower aims to unite riders from around the globe to provide women and girls in need with life-changing …

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Nominations open for 2021’s 100 Women in Cycling

Cycling UK is calling on the cycling community to share their nominations for 2021’s 100 Women in Cycling. Launched on International Women’s Day, the search for this year’s 100 Women in Cycling seeks to celebrate inspirational women from across the UK’s cycling scene and forms part of Cycling UK’s Women’s …

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See.Sense launches new London research project on women’s cycling

See.Sense is launching a new London research project designed to gather cycling data insights from 200 women who cycle in the city, in celebration of International Women’s Day. Given that women are less than half as likely to cycle once or twice a week than males, according to Cycling UK, …

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SRAM commits to achieving greater gender parity for International Women’s Day

SRAM is joining the global effort in supporting International Women’s Day on 8th March by outlining its commitments to pursue gender parity in the sport of cycling. The brand is adding its voice to the #EachForEqual conversation by “endeavouring” to get more women to any of cycling’s analogous start lines, …

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