Uber has launched an option for women riders in the U.S. to request only women drivers.
The move from the ride-share company comes after feedback from users, including women, concerned about their safety, led to several new preference options for riders and drivers becoming available in certain markets.
Although the app in Canada currently has an option for women drivers on Uber to request women riders only, the reverse option is not available yet.
“Women preferences for both riders and drivers is something women have been asking for, for a while, and so this is really about Uber listening to feedback. This feature gives women riders and drivers more choice, more control, more comfort when they use Uber,” says Keerthana Rang, a spokesperson for Uber Canada.
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“In Canada, we’ve had women preferences for drivers over the last two years and women drivers really enjoy it. It’s allowed more women to become drivers on the platform.”
According to a release, Uber says the option to allow women drivers to set a preference for women riders is available in more than 40 countries, including Canada, while allowing women riders to select a preference for women drivers is currently only available in the U.S., Germany, France, Saudi Arabia, Portugal, Brazil and Spain.
Separately, other companies in Canada, such as Wilma, have started up in recent years, which offer women-driving-women membership services.
But it’s not clear yet if women riders will be able to request women drivers on Uber in Canada.
“This week in the U.S., we rolled it out nationwide. As for Canada, we don’t have expansion plans yet, but we’re really interested to see how this goes in the U.S., what we hear from women riders and drivers, what they think, and then we’ll guide our next steps based on that,” says Rang.
“If things are looking good nationwide, it’s definitely something we want to see if it works in Canada. It’s why we brought it on the driver’s side two years ago. And definitely we will share this when we have more to say.”
Canada should offer non East Indian drivers for delivery or rides. We all know East Indian individuals would only hire East Indian so let us make are choice and cut down on accidents and deaths on Canadian roads. Liberal cult ideology mass immigration and destroying democracy and western society.
So, the whole comment section is just a bunch of men mad women get something they dont (because they already have more safety and security getting in a car with a stranger).
I n0w earn 0ver a few th0usand d0llars a week w0rking from h0me. It still feels unreal — I was .unempl0yed just m0nths ag0. I thank G0d f0r this chance, and I’m passing it f0rward to anyone wh0..
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Have you seen the way most women drive
No thx I’ll walk home it’s safer.
I understand safety, but that goes for everyone. It is totally sexist to assume that a woman is safer as a rider, or driver.
Reminds me of a saying as I grew up: “If your wife wants to drive, don’t stand in her way”.
Will those that identify as women, but born male, be able to take the calls asking for a woman?
That Falls under discrimination against sexual orientation
Sexism?
If I’m a man can I specifically request a male driver? If women get the option to have a ride with a lower chance of being assaulted, I want the option for a ride with a lower chance of getting in an accident.