Overview
- Uber activated its Women Preferences setting in Chicago and about 25 other markets after pilots in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Detroit.
- Women riders can request or reserve trips with women drivers or set a preference that increases the chances of a match, while women drivers can choose to accept only women riders.
- Teens in supported markets can request women drivers, and guardians can make those requests on their behalf.
- Uber notes wait times may increase when the preference is on given a limited supply of women drivers, estimated at about one in five in the U.S., with easy toggles back to standard matching.
- Male drivers have sued Uber and Lyft alleging discrimination and lost earnings from gender-based matching, as Lyft continues offering its similar Women+ Connect feature.