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Lyft is introducing a new feature that lets women and non-binary riders choose a preference to match with drivers of the same gender.

Lyft is introducing a new feature that lets women and non-binary riders choose a preference to match with drivers of the same gender.

The ride-hailing company said it was a “highly requested feature” in a blog post Tuesday, saying the new feature allows women and non-binary people to “feel that much more confident” in using Lyft and also hopefully encourage more women to sign up to be drivers to access its “flexible earning opportunities.”

The service, called “Women+ Connect,” is rolling out in the coming months. Riders can turn on the option in the Lyft app, however the company warns that it’s not a guarantee that they’ll be matched with a women or non-binary person if one of those people aren’t nearby. Both the riders and drivers will need to opt-in to the feature for it work and riders must chose a gender for it to work.

  • transigence
    4•1 year ago

    What “playing field” are you talking about, what is unequal, and what does this do to supposedly equalize this… playing field?

    • @ParsnipWitch@feddit.de
      3•1 year ago

      Violent attacks like sexual assault are disproportionately done my male drivers upon non-male passengers. Why do you not see how this is unequal?

      • transigence
        2•1 year ago

        I guess I just have a problem with your phrasing. You make it sound like if we worked to increase the number of sexual assaults that happen to men by women, this would be a solution to the problem.

        A “playing field” is an analogy for a field of opportunities, like the job market or access to services like education.

        • @ParsnipWitch@feddit.de
          2•1 year ago

          You make it sound like if we worked to increase the number of sexual assaults that happen to men by women, this would be a solution to the problem.

          What?