Uber vows to triple number of female drivers

Ride-sharing application Uber claims that currently approximately 200 women drivers partner with Uber Hong Kong and Uber Macau. In celebration of International Women’s Day today Uber says they are committing to tripling this number by the end of this year. “At Uber, we are committed to offering new, flexible ways for women to earn an income while balancing other responsibilities, such as family, work, and education. Globally, we’ve pledged to economically empower one million women as drivers with Uber by 2020,” said Trasy Lou Walsh, general manager of Uber Macau. “We’re proud of our diverse driver-partner base in Macau and Hong Kong, which includes many women driver-partners who appreciate the flexible economic opportunity Uber presents – including moms who drive with Uber for a few hours a day while their kids are at school, those with primary jobs with irregular hours such as music tutors who drive between classes or casino workers who drive between shifts, and those whose main income is from driving with Uber,” she said.