All--
I think what Andrea meant to say in her first post was,
"Dude, your radio show is going to be four men talking about bikes! But half the population is female, and both men and women need to hear what important roles women have played and are playing now in bike advocacy (and everything else . . . ). Wouldn't you agree? There are tons of rad women in the L.A. bike scene -- why can't you have some of them on your programs??
And what Jim meant to say in reply was,
Andrea-- Shoot, you are so right!!! Duh!!! Do you have any contacts I can use? Would you like to be on the show and discuss women and bicycling? I would love to interview you on the show!
To which Andrea meant to say,
Jim-- Yeah sure, I could be on your show, but I think you should use local talent, don't you? If you don't know any women bike advocates in L.A., well then dude you aren't paying enough attention! Check out Bike Girl at bikegirlblog.blogspot.com/ or other folks in the Bike Writer's Collective. And contact bikerowave or the L.A. Bicycle Kitchen. And anyway, remember it isn't about having a show about women and bicycling, it's about recognizing and incorporating women in what you do all the time.
And then Joshua meant to say,
Hey everybody, Andrea has a pretty good point. I know that this issue gets discussed at Bikebike but I don't ever get to go to Bikebike, and at least here in the South discrimination/oppression of women is a devastating norm. Probably is where you are too. I'd like to see us talk about this more openly on this list serve, and talk about combating it.
And then the moderator said,
Joshua and all--
Of course! Let's just keep it civil and directed toward problem-solving, shall we?
--Erik Ryberg