Should female Uber passengers have the option to request a female driver to avoid assault or harassment?

@TheLustyLord How?

@Spectra Male drivers would earn less because of their gender.

@Spectra perfect example of why that wouldn’t fly if a company did this

@TheLustyLord I see what you mean, but that happens in medical services where the men might not receive as many female clients because a lot of them feel more comfortable with other female physicians

@Spectra That’s true, but in that industry the male doctors don’t get paid less because of that choice. But at Uber drivers earn depending on how many fares they take. If a driver earns less money because he is male, that would make it discriminatory.

@TheLustyLord Gotcha, just been hearing more and more about bad cases between female riders and male drivers. Some might be false reports of course. But a lot of ppl online are starting to mention the request a female option as a solution. Was just curious how others felt about it

@TheLustyLord There are doctors who run their own practice or make a flat rate (I think). So not having female clients would end up paying them less.