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Uber is letting women avoid male drivers and riders in the US (www.uber.com)
submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) by Beep@lemmus.org to c/technology@lemmy.world
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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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[–] deathbird@mander.xyz 1 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (2 children)

In like, 20 states plus DC you can change your sex on your ID basically on demand (no doctor's note or court order or whatever). There's enough Uber drivers out there someone will mark themselves F or X to keep their job options open.

[–] sveltecider@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 hours ago

Do you think someone will change their gender legally just so they can make like $15 extra on uber (driver's perspective) or to get into "female only cars"? (passenger perspective)

[–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

That will get interesting. I can't remember if there's id verification on the rider end, but there will probably have to be. That could be what this whole thing is about, come to think of it....

Also, I'm wondering how they'll treat trans and agender people who don't have m or f, or who can't mark their actual gender on their ID in their state.