Lyft Rolls Out Women+ Connect Feature in 5 Cities to Improve Safety for Women and Nonbinary Riders and Drivers
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Lyft announced a new safety feature called Women+ Connect in 5 cities to allow women and nonbinary drivers to match with women and nonbinary riders.
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The feature aims to improve safety and increase women and nonbinary drivers, who currently make up 23% of Lyft drivers.
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Lyft has faced lawsuits accusing it of failing to protect passengers and drivers from assaults. A $25 million settlement was reached in one case.
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Lyft's 2021 safety report showed over 4,000 assaults during rides from 2017-2019, including hundreds of sexual assaults.
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Human Rights Campaign praised the new feature as inclusive for explicitly including transgender and nonbinary people.