women drivers
Ladies behind wheels
Women drivers is a phrase used dismissively to suggest that women are inferior or dangerous behind the wheel.
The stereotype has no basis in accident statistics—men cause more fatal crashes—but persists in jokes and casual sexism: She cut me off. Women drivers!
The phrase signals the speaker's prejudice more than any truth about driving ability.
- femaleOffspring-bearing sex
- motoristPerson operating a vehicle
- steeringControlling direction of movement
- parkingLeaving a vehicle temporarily
- parking lotOutdoor vehicle storage area
traffic · rush hour · highway · road trip · license · learner's permit · car keys · commute · minivan · carpool · school pickup · soccer mom · seatbelt · rearview · side mirror · road · keys · dashboard
- gender humorgender stereotypes, husband jokes, wife jokes, dating humor, mansplaining
- gender stereotypesboys will be boys, pink for girls, blue for boys, man up, strong men