Uber promises to create one million jobs for women as drivers by 2020

Uber, the global taxi app has joined UN Women and is promising to “accelerate economic opportunity for women.”

The new global partnership with UN Women; a sub group of the United Nations dedicated to achieving gender equality, has come following criticism faced by Uber for being 'sexist' and not taking women's safety seriously.

UN Women executive director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka and Uber chief executive Travis Kalanick said in a joint statement: “Today, UN Women and Uber are launching a partnership to work together around the world toward a shared vision of equality and women’s empowerment.