Uber Promises to Create 1 Million Jobs for Women Drivers

Uber announced a new "economic empowerment" partnership with UN Women, committing to creating one million jobs for women as drivers by the year 2020. UN Women executive director, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka and Uber CEO, Travis Kalanick said in a joint statement, "We intend to invest in long-term programs in local communities where we live and work." They said their goal is to "work together around the world toward a shared vision of equality and women’s empowerment." In the U.S., both female drivers and female passengers have documented stories of harassment by male passengers and drivers, who used various features on Uber to find private details about the women.