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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.

    • ParsnipWitch@feddit.de
      37·
      1 year ago

      This is just getting butthurt for an absolutely silly reason and simultaneously showing no empathy at all.

      Let’s get the facts down:

      • For men nothing changes.

      • Women are disproportionately affected by sexual harassment and assault by male drivers.

      • Women and non-binary people get the option to use a probably paid feature to have drivers of their own gender because the companies want more customers and women and non-binary people don’t use their service since they are scared.

      The reaction here in the comments isn’t “omg I didn’t know it was so unsafe for some people to use these services” or “good for them to make more people feel safe”. No.

      The reaction is: “Why do THEY get a feature I don’t?? I demand to also get this, they shouldn’t have something I can’t have!! Sexist misandrists!”

            • SeducingCamel@lemm.ee
              36·
              1 year ago

              The opposite actually, you’d prefer to platform outright hateful people than aggressively remove them to show that they aren’t welcome.

                • SeducingCamel@lemm.ee
                  27·
                  1 year ago

                  Something something a Nazi walks into a bar, I’m sure you’ve read this story on here.

                  Being indifferent will just allow the problem to fester, sure maybe you aren’t on the streets shouting down minorities with them, but you are just letting them go about doing their thing because they have this magical right to their terrible harmful opinions