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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.

  • 30mag@lemmy.world
    1215·
    1 year ago

    Truly, I know what it’s like to experience society both ways and without question it is worse for women.

    Here are some fun facts about how much better it is to be a man in our society:

    Based on available data from 1980 to 2008—

    Males represented 77% of homicide victims and nearly 90% of offenders. The victimization rate for males (11.6 per 100,000) was 3 times higher than the rate for females (3.4 per 100,000). The offending rate for males (15.1 per 100,000) was almost 9 times higher than the rate for females (1.7 per 100,000).

    https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/htus8008.pdf

    In the United States, more men than women are shot to death by the police. As of August 28, the U.S. police shot 600 men and 21 women to death in 2023. In 2022, the police shot 1,022 men and 44 women to death.-

    https://www.statista.com/statistics/585149/people-shot-to-death-by-us-police-by-gender/

    • pastaq@lemmy.world
      2310·
      1 year ago

      Cool, now do rape, assault, and sexual harassment like the person you’re responding to was talking about. Your response is tone deaf whataboutism.

    • aesthelete@lemmy.world
      1612·
      1 year ago

      Males represented 77% of homicide victims and nearly 90% of offenders.

      In other words, male on male crime. What’s wrong with men’s culture to be causing this problem? 🤔🙄