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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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[–] vantablack@lemmy.blahaj.zone 66 points 1 day ago (29 children)

unless you've actually literally lived as a woman you cannot know the monumental amount of sexual harassment we face and fear on a day-to-day basis. doubly so for trans women. every single moment i am alone in public i am deathly anxious that i could be harassed (sexually or otherwise) or hate-crimed or whatever. and the worst part is, there's nothing i could do about it. the perpetrator would get away scot-free. the cops do not fucking care

however bad you think it is, it's worse. whatever you're imagining, it is exponentially more horrendous

[–] innermachine@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I have twice been in public with my fiance and some random twat in a pickup truck yells cat calls while driving by slowly in a parking lot. Wish the fuckers would stop so I can pull them through the window. God knows what she's delt with when I'm NOT standing next to her holding her hand. Sick as a society we are, that's why we have trump as pedophile in cheif. Smh.

[–] TheBenCommandments@infosec.pub 3 points 18 hours ago

Since you said they’re a she, it’s fiancée. Congrats on the nups!

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[–] TheSeveralJourneysOfReemus@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Don't read the reddit comments, thank me later.

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[–] TwilitSky@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (7 children)

So what happens when the rider can't find a ride because 99% of drivers are men and it's the middle of the night? We never ask the hard questions, do we? Should sex discrimination in employment be legal? I've always felt bad for male masseuses, nurses and childcare providers having to deal with additional scrutiny and having money taken out of their pocket not because of merit but because of gender.

[–] sveltecider@lemmy.ca 6 points 18 hours ago

I assume they can still choose male drivers if there are no female ones available.

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 16 points 23 hours ago (3 children)

Lyft has been doing it for a while and it seems to work out.

This also boosts demand for women drivers

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 14 points 23 hours ago

More women in the gig economy!

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[–] anon_8675309@lemmy.world 8 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

Maybe you should not be allowed to choose a lady gyno or any other dr too? Or massage therapist? Or therapist in general. Or hair dresser. Or fucking anything else, huh?

Come on…

[–] TwilitSky@lemmy.world 4 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Maybe we as a society need to be a little more understanding to those working to survive.

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[–] OctopusNemeses@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

The internet is never not a shitshow when it comes to women.

Except when it comes to a country like India or Japan. Then it's all like nodding and agreement that those men are creeps who need to be restrained.

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 36 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Said it yesterday about this on a post on my instance.

I drive for Uber occasionally, I am a guy, and got offered this option to only accept women riders. That doesn't seem right...

[–] Test_Tickles@lemmy.world 28 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Maybe Uber is trying to start a new dating app. "The best way to pick up chicks is to trap them in your car."

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[–] yermaw@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 day ago
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