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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.

  • @[email protected]
    3•1 year ago

    Since most men are abused by other men, letting men choose to be matched with more male drivers would actually increase their risk of getting abused.

      • @[email protected]
        2•1 year ago

        Can you at least tell me for what country you want to see a source, so I don’t have to look through and present to you the crime statistics of several countries?

              • @[email protected]
                -1•1 year ago

                Yeah, I guess you need to bring up a source for this. Btw I live in Germany, so find one for my country.

              • @[email protected]
                -1•1 year ago

                No one here is saying men are shitbags. You are building a strawman.

                There ist ample of research, articles, comments and posts on the issues that lead to men potentially committing more crime. Social Media like YouTube, Reddit and Lemmy even have more material about the issues men face.

                And where exactly do you see hatred towards men here? I see a lot of people hating on a feature that could bring more safety to bunch of people. Simply out of spite.

                If men were so interested in the option for men having more male drivers/passengers, why didn’t they advocate for it? More men use Lyft and Uber. If that’s so important for them why didn’t anyone even speak about it before? Why is this only now suddenly a giant problem when people try to make it more safe for women since previous attempts didn’t work?