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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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[–] winkerjadams@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 8 hours ago (5 children)

And if you ask any male uber driver they just lost potentially 50% of their clientele just because they are born with a penis and other penis people are shitty sometimes

[–] PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago

Maybe they should take that issue up with the other penis having men who rape and sexually harass/assault women for funsies.

[–] sveltecider@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 hours ago

I don't think this will meaningfully hurt male drivers. Most women likely won't use this option, or they will in scenarios like being drunk and alone only (so very situational). People are pretending like 50% of the population just chose to self segregate at all times for no reason.

[–] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 10 points 7 hours ago

New "not all men" just dropped

[–] frostysauce@lemmy.world 0 points 4 hours ago

Boo fucking hoo.

[–] deathbird@mander.xyz 0 points 6 hours ago

You think they're checking?