Ride-hailing boost for women:

50,000 more to join workforce by 2028

Sri Lanka: Uber, Sri Lanka’s most loved ride-hailing app, today released a pioneering research report that sheds light on the transformative role of ride-hailing platforms in empowering women and fostering economic opportunities in Sri Lanka. The industry report, titled “Ride-Hailing: A Platform for Women’s Economic Opportunity in Sri Lanka,” unveils a compelling view of how these services are playing a transformative role in bringing more women into the workforce.

The study reflects how ride-hailing services have become a vital vehicle for women to access the workforce or move up the ladder to achieve financial independence and makes projections about how:

Access to mobility could increase female workforce by over 8% by 2028 in Colombo With ride-hailing boost to women – over 50,000 more women will join the workforce in Colombo This bump up could result in a boost to the size of city’s economy by over 3% Kaushalya Gunaratne, Country Lead – Rides, Uber Sri Lanka, said, “Greater women’s participation in the workforce is vital for Sri Lanka to realize its economic potential. This research by Oxford Economics highlights how safe, reliable commuting options through ridehailing can bring in more women to join the workforce. I’m heartened to see how Uber and other ride hailing options are helping solve this ‘gender commute gap’ by providing women a safe and convenient option to get to work daily. Uber is proud to help Sri Lankan women take part in the country’s economic growth – today and in the future.”