Dubai Finally Gets Its Very First Female Uber Driver
Uber UAE just has hired its first female driver… and it’s about time, too. Fritzie Castro, 43, a Filipina that has been a Dubai resident for seven years. According to Khaleeji Times, she works the 4 am-4 pm shift, waking up six days a week at 2 am, then setting out and waiting in the car for passengers to ping.
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“We believe this will be just the beginning – and anticipate adding more female drivers to the limo fleet this year,” Chris Free, General Manager of Uber UAE said.
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This is not Castro’s first go at driving as she spent the last seven years working as a personal family driver for the Emirates Transport fleet. “I love being a driver because of all the people you meet along the way,” she says. “I had been hearing so many great things about Uber from customers that I was working with and it sounded like the perfect opportunity. I hope this will encourage more of my female colleagues to join.”
WE SAID THIS: About time, Uber UAE. About time.