Motorbikes and gender equity: a word from the protagonists
Five female motorcyclists from different backgrounds and generations tell us not only about their relationship with this passion but how we can and must overcome the gender stereotypes that harm and limit future female motorcyclists and athletes
The female motorcycling community has always been on the rise, and in recent years the increase in the number of girls taking up two-wheel riding is a phenomenon that everyone has become aware of.
Yet even in 2023, being a motorcyclist is not an easy choice because of the role that society expects of women, especially if these women decide to make it their sport. But is motorcycling still 'a boy thing'? And does it make sense to talk precisely about male and female things?
In order to understand a little more, we invited five female motorcyclists with a capital M who have made their passion a life choice to explain not only what motorcycling is like from a female perspective, but also how we can and must overcome a series of stereotypes and prejudices that inevitably lead us to penalise our female motorcyclists and athletes. Lisa Cavalli, founder of Miss Biker, the largest community of female motorcyclists in Europe, Stefy Bou, world motocross champion and entrepreneur, Francesca Nocera, who after five Italian motocross titles has successfully switched to enduro, Roberta Ponziani, fresh winner of the CIV, and Professor Rosaria Iazzetta, professor of sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples and a great traveller on two wheels, bring their experience to this beautiful chat.