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That's a neat feature; I wonder why it's explicitly not available to men (who would prefer a male driver for whatever reason)... I guess maybe they feel that would go against the stated goal of encouraging more women to sign up as drivers, but like... why? If nothing else, men with a preference for male drivers would ensure that more women / non-binary folks could get drivers matching their gender, since as they note there's far more non-male riders than drivers.
I also wonder if it gives non-male drivers the option to only accept riders who match their gender, which it seems would be the more important facet to encouraging non-male drivers, if safety concerns are the reason they're not signing up to do so.
Maybe it's about men preferring female drivers and making it harder for other to get them. Woman may request a female driver to feel safer but men provably don't do it so much for that reason.
Really? Seems like a bit of a stretch.
Never heard any of my male friends ever comment on the sex of a driver or even have a preference.
I mean all my evidence on this is anecdotal, and yours seems like it's just conjecture.
Edit: How do men not caring about the gender of their driver reduce the amount of woman drivers for the women who ask for them?
If men and "not men" can ask for woman drivers they are "competing" for some drivers and making it harder for each other to get them. If only "not men" can ask for women it is easier for them to get the driver they want. So if men don't have a strong preference it's easier for other to get what they are asking for.
I'm not agreeing with them, just trying to make sense of it.
It's not about men asking for women drivers, it's about everyone requesting their own gender - that's what the policy allows. If a woman explicitly wants a male driver, this doesn't help them, same as if a man wanted a woman driver, or a non-binary driver.
So, just making shit up. Cool.