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Uber will let women drivers and riders request to avoid being paired with men starting next month.
(www.uber.com)
Riders
- Request on-demand: When requesting a trip on demand, women riders will see an option called Women Drivers. If the wait time is longer than anticipated, they can always opt for another ride with a faster pickup.
- Reserve in advance: For more planning and certainty, women riders can use Reserve to pre-book a trip with women drivers.
- Set a preference: Riders can set a preference for a woman driver in their app settings. While it’s not guaranteed, turning on the Women preference increases your chances of being matched with a woman driver.
For Drivers
Women drivers can simply toggle on the “Women Rider Preference” in their app settings. If they want to receive trip requests from all riders, they can turn the preference off at any time.
So what stops men from using their wife's account to order an Uber?
The driver will be looking for the wife.
They don’t really enforce profile pics anymore for riders. That might need to change if this is going to be successful.