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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.

  • archiotterpup@lemmy.world
    10·
    1 year ago

    Kinda telling this was your first comment when it’s about women’s safety and the rising number of abuses women have faced as passengers from the men driving.

    • kmkz_ninja@lemmy.world
      4·
      1 year ago

      Kinda telling this was your first comment when it’s about women’s white’s safety and the rising number of abuses women whites have faced as passengers from the men blacks driving.

        • Lizardking27@lemmy.world
          5·
          1 year ago

          Go on then, show us your sexist study published by a reputable source.

          The person your replying to isn’t actually commenting on race, you just failed to understand their point.

        • kmkz_ninja@lemmy.world
          4·
          1 year ago

          I could show you a study showing that black people commit every single crime on earth and it wouldn’t make disceiminating against them any less racist.