One Million Women Initiative by Uber

8/20/2019 One Million Women Initiative by Uber

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Women’s Initiatives at UberDeborah Nga, Community Engagement Southeast Asia, [email protected]


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Uber History

OUR STORY


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Over 328 CITIES

58 COUNTRIES


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REQUESTTap to select location

RIDESit back and relax, tell your

driver your destination

RATEHelp us maintain a quality service

by rating your experience

Everyone’s Private Driver


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UBER QUALIFIED

Uber only partners withdrivers who have a keeneye for customer service

and a passion for thetrade.

RIDER RATED

Tell us what you think.Your feedback helps us

work with drivers toconstantly improve the

Uber experience.

LICENSED & INSURED

From insurance tobackground checks, every

driver meets or beatslocal regulations.

Who are the Transportation Providers?


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Driver Application Process

● Uber partners exclusively with drivers working with licensed car rental/

transportation companies.

● Every driver is required to clear background checks, go through in-person training, and possess valid documentation in order to qualify.

Insurance

● Every driver partner is required to have commercial insurance.

● This means, from pickup to drop off, every Uber ride is fully insured.


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Features


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Why is Uber a strongpartner for women?


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PARTNER DRIVERS

FLEXIBILITY : Fit the job around your life

● Decide when and where you want to drive.

“I drive when I want to, around my kids’schedules and my business. I was tired ofworking overnights at Walmart.

Now I can earn money to build my businessdoing something that I love, and that makes adifference to the community as well!”

- Lisa, Tampa Bay, Florida


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SAFETY : Nobody’s a stranger

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Drivers know their riders. There are noanonymous pickups or street hails.

● Drivers rate riders after each trip so Uber

can remove problematic riders from the

system.

● Drivers can get real-time help from a

member of the Uber team inside the Uber

app.


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EARNINGS EQUALITY : No gender wage gap

● Women and men earn the same fares in each city.

● The process to become a driver-partner is the same regardless of gender.

● Rides are allocated based on proximity to passenger.

“What I love about Uber is that you get out of it what you put in. There is no economicinequality and no favoritism. I’m in control and it’s so cool!”

- Jessica, San Diego


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RIDERS

Nobody's a Stranger

Complete driver and vehicle information appears in the app so you always know who'scoming to pick you up. The average estimated time of arrival in Singapore is less than5 minutes

● Driver details: Your driver's name, photo, contact number - Contact driver via text orcall with any requests, questions, or special instructions

● Vehicle details: Vehicle license no., vehicle model

● Rating: Driver’s aggregated rating

● Accountability: Eliminate discrimination and lack of accountability persistent in othertransportation options


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During Your Ride

Share your ETAUber gives you the ability share critical trip

information with friends and family to keep track ofyour ride and safe arrival.● Real-time GPS tracking● Driver & vehicle information

InsuranceEvery Uber ride is fully insured.

Cashless PaymentsAll rides are completely cashless and payments aremade securely via credit card/ debit card

All rides and payments are 100% traceable


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After Your Ride

Anonymous & Actionable FeedbackMandatory to rate your experience after every ride to help

us manage the standard and quality of service.

Emailed ReceiptSent immediately after your ride providing complete tripinformation (incl. driver name & photo, route, farebreakdown).

24x7 SupportWe have teams on-call to provide 24x7 customer support in

country and in-region.


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How is Uber Changing Cities?

Reducing reliance onprivate cars

Building the foundationfor

Smart Cities

Fostering Inclusion

• Complementing public transport systems• Encouraging ridesharing

• Providing data for urban planners

• Bolstering trust on online transactions and cashless

payments

• Creating economic opportunities for drivers

• Expanding transport options for riders


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Partnerships for Women


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GLOBAL TEAM FOR WOMEN


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INDIA

50,000 jobs to women throughout India

● iCare is a professional driver training program for men and women

● iCare conducts outreach to women drivers and provides specialised training to help

women learn how to drive and become commercially-licensed professional drivers

● Uber connects women graduates with its partners looking to grow their businesses

Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment’s National Skills Misson

● The Mission focuses on skill development and vocational training to bring confidence

among the unemployed youth in India.

● Our program includes driving courses for women starting with New Delhi. The program

seeks to achieve an empowered class of women entrepreneurs and take a step towardswomen safety by creating a competent pool of women drivers in India.

Source: http://newsroom.uber.com/india/2015/03/uber-commits-to-creating-thousands-of-jobs-for-women-in-india/


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MEXICO

Opportunities for low-income single mothers

● Vifac provides services and support for pregnant women, mothers, and survivors of

domestic abuse

● Vifac educates their network on the opportunity of driving with Uber

Reaching job seekers

● Manpower is a global recruiting and job placements firm

● Manpower conducts proactive outreach to women job seekers and connects them

with Uber partners looking to grow their businesses


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UNITED STATES

Bringing access to transport and job opportunities

● YWCA provides job training workshops for women

● YWCA will educate their network on the opportunity of driving with Uber as a full-

time, part-time, or temporary option for women job seekers

● Uber provides training on-site at YWCA, free rides to job interviews for YWCA

constituents.

● Uber’s female executives participate as mentors in YWCA programming

Source: http://newsroom.uber.com/2015/06/ywcachicago/


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Other projects we’re interested in

Micro Loans

Providing loans to buy cars

Vehicle Financing

Low downpaymentLow monthly installment

Donate a carcharity drive

Fleet manager


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Other projects we’re interested in

Reducing reliance onprivate cars

Building the foundationfor

Smart Cities

Fostering Inclusion

• Complementing public transport systems

• Encouraging ridesharing

• Providing data for urban planners

• Bolstering trust on online transactions and cashless

payments

• Creating economic opportunities for drivers

• Expanding transport options for riders


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Thank you

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