NEW YORK, Sept. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Uber and
Dress for Success announced a partnership aimed to help support
women driving and delivering with the Uber app as they re-enter the
workforce during COVID recovery. As part of this partnership, women
drivers and delivery people will be invited to join Dress for
Success in their local community to access the organization's
coaching, networking, and professional development services to help
advance their careers. In November, Uber will sponsor a month of
programming across Dress for Success' global affiliate network,
lending the company's expertise to present resources and
experiences in support of women's economic recovery.
Over the last 18 months, unemployment and job reports have
continued to show that the pandemic has caused far more women to
leave the workforce than men. According to McKinsey's recently
published Women in the Workplace report, more than 2.3 million
women have left the U.S. workforce in 2020, while one in four
working women said that they were considering downshifting their
careers or dropping out of the workforce entirely.
At the same time, Uber has continued to see an increase in the
number of women who earn on the app of nearly 80% since the
beginning of the year, while the number of men increased by about
40%. Women are especially well-represented on Uber Eats – more than
40 percent of delivery people who use Uber Eats in the U.S. are
female, and this share is growing.
"As a driver and working mother myself, I know firsthand how
having flexible earning opportunities can give women the ability to
earn and continue to support their families. For many of those who
have had to schedule their lives around family needs during the
pandemic, platforms like Uber can help fill the gap -- providing
quick access to flexible work that fits around their lives," said
Carrol Chang, Head of
Driver Operations for the U.S. & Canada at Uber.
Uber recognizes the role it plays in people's lives by giving
them access to earning opportunities upon demand. With children
returning to school and new routines beginning to take shape, this
partnership aims to help support those who are looking to shift or
advance their careers.
"As a result of the pandemic, women have had to leave their jobs
in droves to take care of their families. Many have sought
alternative work options to help them manage their increased
responsibilities. We appreciate Uber's leadership and are
thrilled to partner with them to help encourage and give women the
tools to support their career growth and job opportunities,"
said Joi Gordon, CEO, Dress for
Success Worldwide.
Uber announced last month that all drivers and delivery people
can request a letter from the company that describes their current
work while using the Uber app. Drivers and delivery people can use
these letters as evidence of their experience in jobs or other
applications. For women drivers and delivery people that join Dress
for Success, they will build on their professional experience with
Uber by participating in programs that allow them to reskill with
the 21st century skills needed to succeed in the post-COVID world
of work.
About Uber:
Uber's mission is to create opportunity through movement. We
started in 2010 to solve a simple problem: how do you get access to
a ride at the touch of a button? More than 15 billion trips later,
we're building products to get people closer to where they want to
be. By changing how people, food, and things move through cities,
Uber is a platform that opens up the world to new
possibilities.
About Dress for Success®:
Dress for Success is a global nonprofit organization that
empowers women to achieve economic independence by providing a
network of support, professional attire and the development tools
to help women thrive in work and in life. Since starting operations
in 1997, Dress for Success has empowered more than 1.2 million
women across more than 140 cities in 23 countries. Visit
www.dressforsuccess.org to learn more.
Contact:
Zahid Arab
zarab@uber.com
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