UN Women + Uber = Vision for Equality

In 1995, world leaders followed a call by the United Nations and gathered in Beijing to produce an unprecedented plan for advancing gender equality and the empowerment of women everywhere.

Today, on the 20th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration, we are proud to share with The Uber Community that we are embarking on a new global partnership with UN Women with the goal of accelerating economic opportunity for women. As part of our commitment to this goal, Uber will create 1,000,000 jobs for women as drivers on the Uber platform by 2020.

Women in Oregon are already taking advantage of the safe, flexible and equitable earning opportunities offered by the Uber platform. Janet, one of our top partners in the Portland suburbs chooses Uber to build her own business and help her community make safer choices when traveling home late at night.

Watch the video below to meet Janet and hear her story.