Uber's Pay Formula for Drivers Favors Speed, Which Benefits Men
- Women drivers on the app make 7 percent less per hour
- Other factors behind the discrepancy are experience, routes
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Uber has proven to be a flexible workplace for drivers who can set their own hours and routes, a system that some speculated would favor women. Instead, it seems the formula for compensating these drivers favors speed, which tends to be clocked by more lead-footed men, a study shows.
The result is that male Uber drivers earn 7 percent more than females, according to an analysts of more than one million drivers for the startup. Other factors including experience and preferences over when and where to work, also contribute to the discrepancy, according to the study.