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Lyft now lets drivers prioritize matches with women and nonbinary riders (www.theverge.com)
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[–] flumph@programming.dev 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The actual numbers speak for themselves and the clear motivation for this feature.

About 91% of the victims of rape were riders and about 7% of the victims were drivers. Women made up 81% of the victims while men comprised about 15%

Uber releases safety data: 998 sexual assault incidents including 141 rape reports in 2020

Women Plus were 85% of the victims. This is despite the "ways" Uber has implemented to increase safety.

[–] 5BC2E7@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

That’s half of the story the breakdown of drivers and riders would make it look even worse (i am assuming most drivers are actually male)