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Uber is letting women avoid male drivers and riders in the US (www.uber.com)
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When women riders and drivers told us they wanted more control over how they ride and earn, we listened. That feedback led to Women Preferences, features designed to give women the choice to ride with other women. Since our first pilots last summer, we’ve heard just how much that choice matters—from feeling more comfortable in the back seat to more confident behind the wheel.

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[–] Allero@lemmy.today 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Prioritizing your comfort

No, prioritizing survivability of all and forcing us to make reasonable long-term solutions that would actually work for all. This decision will slash into male drivers' life sustaining income while also perpetuating the "man = perpetrator" mentality that only reinforces the anxieties. We have to find ways to live together, not build walls to pretend we're safe.

Purge dangerous men from institutions

Absolutely! No conflict here between us, harassment should not be tolerated in any way, shape or form. I just think that simply "removing men" is not a good solution even as a band-aid.

Some men are dangerous and better kept away. Most men aren't. People understand this clearly when it's told about other groups, but somehow not men.