Where Are The Female Uber Drivers

Many times when we think about Uber drivers the first thought that comes to our minds are male drivers. Women Uber drivers are very hard to find we rarely see them even though from time to time we may hear someone mention that they had a female Uber driver. In my experience as an Uber passenger, I have never come across a female Uber driver, and I have often wondered how would my ride experience be different if my driver was female. Sometimes women find it difficult to ride in Uber with men as their driver because of all the negative stories they hear or because of some of the negative things they have experienced.

Uber’s smartphone app-based service offers transportation that is cash free and fast and easy, which makes the experience comfortable. You don’t have to pay the driver, and this makes the ride much more enjoyable.
Many believe that the reason that there aren’t many female drivers is the lack of protection for these women when they are driving. Even though Uber has put in place a system that is capable of tracking rides, there is still a problem with the lack of female drivers. The job still involves driving alone and picking up strangers, often at night, which many women feel are dangerous.

In interviews with eight female on-demand drivers, a report from Forbes found that they usually feel safe being drivers, but are concerned about holes in safety measures. Women drivers have turned away from wanting to be drivers because they feel less safe than their male counterparts. Uber has come up with recruiting practices that are crucial to making the job enticing to women.  According to the Benenson Strategy Group Uber has begun to put in   place a system that would encourage females to sign up to be hired to become Uber driving, which is creating interest by these women to become Uber drivers.

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