Uber has vowed to create one million jobs for women as drivers by 2020.
The global taxi app has made the promise as it embarks on a new global
partnership with UN Women, a sub group of the United Nations dedicated
to achieving gender equality, to “accelerate economic opportunity for
women”.
UN Women executive director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka and Uber chief executive Travis Kalanick said in a joint statement:
“Today, UN Women and Uber are launching a partnership to work together
around the world toward a shared vision of equality and women’s
empowerment.
“We intend to invest in
long-term programs in local communities where we live and work, as Uber
commits to creating 1,000,000 jobs for women globally on the Uber
platform by 2020.
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“This important mission can only be accomplished
when all women have direct access to safe and equitable earning
opportunities.”
The news comes after Uber has faced months of criticism for being 'sexist' and not taking women's safety seriously.
A woman in India claimed she was raped last year which led the app to be banned in Delhi, with officers accusing Uber of failing to adequately screen drivers.
In the UK, Uber London recently gave a woman £20 credit on her account after she accused a driver of sexual harassment.
The company later said that the driver involved was permanently deactivated from the Uber platform.
All the news led journalist Sarah Lacy to say she no longer felt safe taking Uber cars and she accused Uber of “sexism and misogyny.”
Uber senior executive Emil Michael then threatened to spend a million dollars to do “opposition research” on her and her family, according to Buzzfeed.
Kalanick has previously been criticised by women's groups in America after jokingly using the phrase 'Boob-er' to describe his company in a GQ interview, when he was asked about his growing appeal to women.
The news comes after Uber has faced months of criticism for being 'sexist' and not taking women's safety seriously.
A woman in India claimed she was raped last year which led the app to be banned in Delhi, with officers accusing Uber of failing to adequately screen drivers.
In the UK, Uber London recently gave a woman £20 credit on her account after she accused a driver of sexual harassment.
The company later said that the driver involved was permanently deactivated from the Uber platform.
All the news led journalist Sarah Lacy to say she no longer felt safe taking Uber cars and she accused Uber of “sexism and misogyny.”
Uber senior executive Emil Michael then threatened to spend a million dollars to do “opposition research” on her and her family, according to Buzzfeed.
Kalanick has previously been criticised by women's groups in America after jokingly using the phrase 'Boob-er' to describe his company in a GQ interview, when he was asked about his growing appeal to women.
