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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.

  • FoundTheVegan@kbin.social
    6433·
    2 years ago

    ITT: Men who don’t understand the dangers of living as a woman.

    I’m a passing trans woman. I presented as a man for decades of my life and have lived the last handful as a woman. But the amount of times I’ve been groped, harassed, chased or made to feel worried about my physical safety just for existing in the world has skyrocketed. Truly, I know what it’s like to experience society both ways and without question it is worse for women.

    I’ve had men sit next to me at the theater, put their hand on my knee and try to feel me up. Ive had men smirk as they “accidently” bump in to me at the grocery to squeeze my breasts. I’ve been followed to my car by men asking what I was doing tonight, who then started yelling and only left because I had pepper spray.

    Like, srsly. Every single one of you saying this is discrimination have no clue what it’s like to worry that any interaction with a man you don’t know can quickly turn scary. Getting in to some random guys lyft who will then know where I live, while he has the ability to lock the doors is honestly a super vulnerable position to put yourself in situation.

    Yes, mens wages will be harmed, but women are physically being harmed right now. Tell lyft to pay their drivers an hourly wage like they should anyways and STFU about a safety feature.

    • darq@kbin.social
      2014·
      2 years ago

      I think a lot of straight cisgender men think that they understand the anxiety women and visibly LGBT+ people face in these sorts of situations. And maybe they understand it at some academic level. But they really don’t truly grok it, and how it affects people’s lives.

    • 30mag@lemmy.world
      108·
      2 years 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
        157·
        2 years 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
        109·
        2 years 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? 🤔🙄