Rides designed for women,
by women
When women riders and drivers told us they wanted more control over how they travel and earn, we listened. We put choice at the heart of what we do, carefully designing experiences that better support women, encourage connection, and help empower every journey.
Watch the video below to discover just one of the ways we’re supporting women on their journeys.
FOR RIDERS
Women Preferences: More choice in how you travel
Prefer to travel with a woman driver? With Women Preferences, you can choose what suits you best.
Request a ride at any time
Even last-minute journeys can be tailored to your preference. When requesting a ride, select the Women Drivers option with the flower icon to request a woman driver.
Book a ride in advance
Airport journey, late night, or early start? Book your ride with a woman driver up to 90 days in advance.
Set it and forget it
For more trips on your terms, choose women drivers as your default preference for UberX rides. Simply opt in through your app settings to increase your chances, and we’ll do our best to match you with women drivers, when available.
Essential safety tools built into every trip
Discover more features designed to help you feel confident at every stage.
Customise when features such as Audio Recording, PIN verification, and trip sharing are automatically enabled for an experience that suits how you like to ride.
Share your trip status with family and friends at any time, so your loved ones are always kept informed about where you’re going—and how you’re getting there.
Travel with extra peace of mind, knowing that any unexpected stops or changes to your route are always detected, and you'll be checked on if anything ever seems unusual.
Learn more about other features available for an added layer of safety.
The women behind the wheel
Hear how women who drive with Uber use these features to feel more confident and supported on every journey.
"I absolutely LOVE the Women Rider Preference feature! Over the past couple of weeks that I’ve had the toggle switched on, I’ve had so many wonderful ladies in my car who now really hope this is a feature that’s here to stay."
Masha Z.
Driving since 2014"Before my first drive, I was a little nervous about having people in my personal space. The more rides I did, the more I relaxed and interacted with the passengers—and it became more of a comfortable environment for us both."
Alexis R.
Driving since 2019"Ninety-nine percent of women are always very excited and immediately say, 'Oh, I'm so happy having a female driver.' It’s very, very exciting for me to see how happy riders are seeing female drivers."
Sarvar B.
Driving since 2014"The Women Rider Preference feature really helps women maintain that control of our lives and feel safe in the environment that we live in."
Melody F.
Driving since 2020
FOR DRIVERS
Peace of mind while you earn
It’s important that you feel in control every time you’re behind the wheel. That’s why we’ve built features that help give you a smoother and more supported experience out on the road.
Tailor your trips: drive with women passengers
Women riders want to be matched with women drivers—and if you want to connect with them more often on your trips, now you can. Simply turn on Women Rider Preference whenever you prefer more flexibility in how you drive and earn.
Safety behind the wheel and beyond
Explore the tools we carefully built to give you added peace of mind while you drive.
Share your location and trip status with friends and family when you start driving—so someone you trust always knows where you are in real time.
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Automatically record trips using your phone’s selfie camera and microphone to help create a more comfortable and respectful atmosphere during your journeys.
Support is always available to address your concerns whenever you need it, no matter the time of day.
Learn more about other features available for an added layer of safety.
Women building for women
Carefully designed by women at Uber, with real experiences in mind. Meet some of the leaders who are shaping these features:
"I always dreamed of having a product like this as a rider, so building it has been very personal for me. We’ve been deeply intentional, putting care into every step of the experience. And now getting to use it helps commuting feel less anxious and more human."
Paula Hemsi Avezum Campos
Software Engineering"Women Preferences is something that our team has poured a great deal of passion and creativity into—and seeing it come to life with women such as our riders and drivers is incredibly special to us."
Sarah Mancini
Product Operations"Building these features has been such a meaningful mission for the team for many years. It’s truly rewarding to see that when we make products better for women, we ultimately create better experiences for everyone."
Yifan Shen
Product Management
Taking a stand around the world
Through the Driving Change initiative, we’ve partnered with campaigners and experts to help improve safety in our industry and communities. Driving Change provides funding to organisations working to prevent gender-based violence worldwide. Find out more about this initiative and our partners.
NO MORE is dedicated to ending domestic violence and sexual assault by increasing awareness, inspiring action and fuelling cultural change for the better.
RALIANCE partners with a wide range of organisations to improve their cultures and create environments free from sexual harassment, misconduct, and abuse.
A Call to Men educates men and boys across the world about healthy, respectful masculinity. The group believes that embracing and promoting healthy, respectful masculinity prevents all forms of gender-based violence.
Get to know all our Driving Change partners
- Meet our partners in the United States:
- Meet our partners in Canada:
- Meet our partners in Latin America:
- Meet our partners in Europe:
- Meet our partner in India:
- Meet our partners in Australia & New Zealand:
Frequently asked questions
Take a look at answers to questions you might have as a rider or driver.
- How does Uber's Women Preferences feature work?
We’ve added options to the app to help women riders and drivers match with each other.
- Riders can select Women Drivers in the product selector when requesting or reserving a trip, or set a preference to increase their chances of being matched with a woman driver when requesting an UberX or Uber Electric trip.
- Drivers can turn on Women Rider Preference in their app settings to increase their chances of matching with women riders. They can turn this option on or off whenever they like.
- Who can use the Women Preferences options?
These preferences were designed for women riders and drivers. For riders, we’ll use technology to try to determine their gender based on their first name. For drivers, we’ll use the gender information on their government-issued identification.
And now teen riders (of any gender) can also request a woman driver.
If a rider’s or driver’s gender in the Uber app is incorrect, they can update it:
- Riders can go to Account, then Settings, then select their name at the top and update the Personal info section
- In most regions, drivers can update their gender in the Driver app by going to Menu > Settings > Manage Uber account > Personal Info > Gender
- Does Uber guarantee that women riders and drivers will be matched with another woman?
While we'll do our best to match riders and drivers based on their preference when these options are selected, we can't guarantee a match every time. Because there are fewer women drivers on the platform than men drivers, availability may be limited and can vary by time and location.
- Where are these Women Preferences features available?
Women Rider Preference for drivers is already live in 40 countries, and we’re trialling the suite of rider-focused Women Preferences in a handful of countries around the world.
In the US, we’ve launched Women Preferences nationwide for both riders and drivers.
- Can riders and drivers change their preference at any time?
Yes, riders and drivers can switch their preference on or off at any time, as often as they like. If they’re not receiving trip options that suit their needs, they can update their preference at any point to explore different options.
- What does this mean for men riders and drivers?
Their Uber experience won't change; men riders will still be able to request trips and be matched with both men and women, and men drivers will continue to be able to accept any trip they'd like that they get offered.
- Can transgender and non-binary riders and drivers use Women Preferences?
This feature is only available to riders and drivers whose gender is set to Woman in the Uber app or the Driver app.
- Will Women Preferences increase wait times for riders?
Riders using Women Preferences may experience longer wait times if women drivers are unavailable or farther away. If so, the rider can choose to wait, reserve a ride with a woman driver for a later time, or ride with any available driver that may not match their preference.
- Can women riders bring guests with them?
Yes, women riders can bring guests with them when requesting a trip with a woman driver. We ask that the woman rider requesting the trip always be in the vehicle with their guest riders. However, if a woman rider chooses Women Drivers when requesting a trip and brings a man rider, the woman driver can cancel the trip.
- Will there be a difference in the price for Women Drivers trips?
While we aim to keep Women Drivers trips priced comparably to similar trips, all Uber trip prices are influenced by a variety of factors – including time, distance, driver availability and demand. If a woman driver is further from the pick-up location than a man driver, or demand is higher than usual, the price of the trip may vary.
- Will these features limit women drivers' trip options?
Depending on rider demand, it's possible that women drivers using the Women Rider Preference feature may receive fewer trip opportunities than they did before using this feature. If no nearby trip requests match a woman driver's preference, they can toggle the preference off and receive other trip requests, or they can choose to wait for a trip that does meet their preference.
- What happens if a rider doesn't match a driver's preference?
If at pick-up the driver believes that a rider doesn't match the driver's preference, the driver can cancel the trip by selecting I expected a woman rider as the reason.