Women in shorts are okay: How 6,000 Uber drivers were sensitised on gender

While efforts like this will not eliminate the problem, they do have an impact in terms of explaining a cultural shift for drivers

The ride-hailing app has tied up with an NGO to sensitise drivers about gender

Aakanksha, a business architect with an information technology firm in Hyderabad, had once boarded an Uber cab in New Delhi, driven by a middle-aged man. “He spoke to me about how women in his family in rural Haryana do not go out of home or wear short clothes,” she recollected, adding: “I thought it was unfair for him to be exposed to big city life and be completely at ease with it.”

In a bid to improve user experience and enhance safety for women, ride-hailing app