Women’s motorcycle club rides in the face of machismo in Venezuela
By AFP
11 March 2020 |
3:28 pm
A group of women bikers in Venezuela's capital known as the "Ratgirls" are gaining visibility in a world typically dominated, and in some cases, reserved for men -- and they hope to attract more women on wheels while facing down the culture of machismo.
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