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Male drivers affiliated with ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft filed lawsuits against the businesses in California, accusing them of enforcing gender discrimination through programs that allow women to opt for female drivers.
The class action complaint against Uber was filed on Nov. 3 at the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of San Francisco.
The lawsuit took issue with Uber’s “Women Preferences” set of features announced for the U.S. market in July.
Initially, the Women Preferences option was introduced in Saudi Arabia in 2019, which was “overwhelmingly positive,” the company said, adding that the option has since been expanded to 40 nations.
[Ed: Another example of sex discrimination laws being used to reduce women’s safety and opportunities rather than for their protection as originally intended.]
Source: California Drivers Sue Uber, Lyft Alleging Gender Discrimination | The Epoch Times