Uber has announced that it is committing to create 1 million jobs globally for women as drivers on the Uber platform by 2020. This commitment was made in light of a new global partnership with UN Women with the goal of accelerating economic opportunity for women.
Currently Uber has over 160,000 drivers in the U.S. — 14% of which are women — and “hundreds of thousands” of drivers worldwide.
This commitment is made on the 20th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration. In 1995, world leaders gathered in Beijing to come up with a plan to advance gender equality and to empower women all over the world.
Here’s the message from UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka and Uber CEO Travis Kalanick:
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.
Join the conversation and help ensure the UN Women’s mission of economic empowerment is heard.
This important mission can only be accomplished when all women have direct access to safe and equitable earning opportunities. We look forward to a partnership where UN Women and Uber will drive more access to these types of opportunities around the world.
