A fascinating report from the Harris School about the relationship between women, work & commuting – for example cities with longer commutes are associated with fewer married women who work.
In this country the average woman travels only two thirds as far as the average man over the course of a year – for all purposes, not just work. In fact, just to be provocative, I should say that difficulty with travel, not patriarchy, is THE major factor which has kept, & still keeps, women down.