Women feel less safe than men in most major cities across the country — but not in Columbus.

Why it matters: We're a glaring outlier among 27 select cities, and researchers aren't sure why.

The big picture: City Pulse 2025: The Magnetic City, published by Gensler's research wing, examined residents' attitudes toward a variety of issues in their home cities.

• About 13,500 residents were surveyed between July and November 2024.

Zoom in: Almost across the board, significantly more men than women said they feel safe in their cities — in some cases, the gap is as large as 15 percentage points.

• Conversely, 64% of Columbus women feel "safe" or "very safe" and just 59% of men feel the same.
• The only other city with a lower percentage of men than women was Minneapolis, separated by just 1%.
• Columbus women feel safer than all but seven of the cities surveyed.

Between the lines: Columbus stands out nationally — and researchers don't fully know why.

• Sheryl Schulze, managing director of Gensler Columbus, doesn't have a definitive explanation, but she has some theories.
• Those include Central Ohio's fragmented downtown structure, differences in safe feelings by race, lack of public transportation and public spaces that feel less than welcoming.

What they're saying: Schulze's broadest theory is that this data set highlights a problem that isn't unique to Columbus — a "lack of civil trust and social connection" stemming from our disconnected, social media-fueled existence.

• "People have a tendency to interact and be more social with their phones than they are with others," she tells Axios.
• "Does that create some disparity here, where men aren't forming the meaningful relationships that they could, as opposed to women, who have a tendency to be more social than men?"

The bottom line: This data isn't an indication of how safe Columbus actually is.

• It "captures perception, not incident rates," Schulze notes.

Ohio golf fans tuning into The Masters don't have to look far for a local rooting interest — even if he comes with an Australian accent.

Zoom in: Australia native Jason Day, a 13-time PGA Tour winner, has lived in Westerville since 2010.

• His wife, Ellie, is from the Columbus area.
• The couple founded the Brighter Days Foundation, which supports Central Ohio nonprofits.
• "​​The more and more I'm here, I make new friends, the more [I] start loving the place," Day told the PGA in 2016.

Behind the scenes: Day has built a following beyond tournaments.

• His backyard golf setup in Westerville regularly pops up across golf media and social feeds.

Zoom out: The world No. 41-ranked golfer hasn't yet slipped on a Green Jacket, the signature prize awarded at Augusta National.

• Ohio golf legend Jack Nicklaus holds the tournament record with six Masters wins.

Yes, but: Day has had a strong career.

• He won the PGA Championship in 2015 and has earned more than $66 million in his career.

What we're watching: Day hasn't won this season, but he's playing well heading into the Masters.

• He's got two top-10s this year, including a runner-up finish at a January tournament.

📝 An Ohio bill approved by the House would add the conservative-favored Classic Learning Test as a college admissions exam. (Statehouse News Bureau)

• The bill now heads to the Ohio Senate.

🏗️ Arrowhead Lakes Golf Course in Galena will be redeveloped into a "village-scale" mixed-use development with 221 housing units and commercial and office space. (Dispatch)

🏒 The slumping Blue Jackets kept their playoff hopes alive with a comeback overtime win over the Red Wings on Tuesday. (The Athletic)

• They visit Eastern Conference contenders, the Buffalo Sabers, tonight.

🐺 Wolf's Ridge Brewing's new location at the historic Worthington Inn will open later this month. (WCMH-TV)

The Artemis II mission is captivating people across the country with incredible views and groundbreaking accomplishments.

Zoom in: Ohio has an extensive aerospace history and plenty of ties to NASA.

Encourage space curiosity with this Experience Columbus guide to five great places to learn more about space around Central Ohio:

🪐 Ohio's largest planetarium at COSI.

🧑‍🚀 Space pioneer stories at the National Veterans Memorial and Museum.

🏫 Talks and events from Ohio State's astronomy program.

🪨 Space rocks at OSU's Orton Geological Museum.

🗺️ An interactive statewide journey through the Ohio Air and Space trail.

Plus: Keep an eye on NASA's mission updates and live tracker.

Prologue Bookshop celebrates the grand opening of its new location today by putting fans to work.

The intrigue: Readers will help the Short North shop transport the last of its books — but they won't be loaded into moving vans, they'll be handed down High Street.

How it works: The shop is moving from 841 to 787 N. High St.

• Volunteers will form a human chain spanning the few hundred feet between storefronts, passing books down the chain.

📍 Stop by: The human book chain — no longer accepting RSVPs — starts at 5pm before a grand opening reception from 6-9pm.