That's why I said a Mixte or a Ladies frame, while not equal they can be functionally equivalent, in that there is no big honkin' top tube to try and step over. Mind you in many parts of the world, the term step through frame actually fits better, because both men and women ride that style all the time, especially older fellows who might have trouble lifting their leg over the top tube. The only reason they aren't more popular in North America among older men is that many older guys have this fear that if they rode on a "girls bike" even once, they would turn gay.