Driving Toward Equality: Women, Ride-Hailing, and the Sharing Economy 

March 1, 2018
9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.

 International Finance Corporation
2121 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, D.C. 20433
Room: L-101

New technologies and business models are rapidly opening alternative pathways to economic growth in emerging markets, offering opportunities to reshape lives while improving economies. The sharing economy--especially the ride-hailing industry--is a notable part of this transformation and has the potential to better include and serve women.

The report, Driving Toward Equality: Women, Ride-Hailing, and the Sharing Economy, published by IFC, explores how women and men participate in ride-hailing, particularly in emerging markets. Using data from Uber and a survey of more than 11,000 drivers and riders, the report sheds light on how the emergence of ride-hailing is affecting women's work and mobility and how companies across the sharing economy can ensure women's equal participation and gain. 

Watch online via World Bank Live. Follow the report launch on Twitter at #DrivingEquality. 

Welcome remarks
Georgina Baker, Regional Vice President,
Latin America and the Caribbean, and Europe and Central Asia, IFC

 Presentation of report findings
Alexa Roscoe, Digital Economy Lead, IFC Gender Secretariat

 Discussion
Arun Sundararajan, Professor, NYU Stern School of Business
Blaire Mattson, Global Lead, One Million Women Program, Uber 
Farah Shash, Chair, HarassMap
Henriette Kolb, Head, IFC Gender Secretariat

Moderator
Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, Senior Correspondent, Al Jazeera+

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