In Prague, a taxi service will be set up for women only, a city taxi service for women drivers only
“We projected our own experience with the work of a taxi driver into the idea of how to make the taxi service more pleasant for customers and drivers,” she told the server. Aktuálně.cz former journalist and co-founder of Taxita Daniela Vrbová.
The Taxita women’s service is scheduled to start on April 1 and will have 145 cars in its fleet. Prices per kilometer will range from 22 to 28 crowns and customers can wait a maximum of 15 minutes.
The women will order the ride via an application similar to the one from Uber, which connects customers with drivers.
Taxi drivers will have a license and exams
“But that’s the only similarity between us and Uber. If we should compare ourselves to someone, it will be the Czech Liftago, with which licensed drivers also ride, “said Vrbová.
All female drivers will meet the conditions for driving a taxi, such as concessions and exams.
The founding service of Liftaga, Ondřej Krátký, also evaluates the emerging service, with dozens of drivers with excellent ratings driving with them. “It’s nice to create new segments within existing services,” he told the server.
The idea for a purely female taxi service was the first in London’s Lady in Pink in 2006. Since then, other similar services have emerged in Russia, India, Norway and South Africa.
This is probably not discrimination against men
“It simply came to our notice then. The Defender dealt with separate services in the case of women’s sections in trains and women’s fitness centers, in both cases she found the practice legitimate because it does not lead to access to services for men and is justifiable, “said Jana Kvasnicová from the Ombudsman’s Office.
According to her, employing or hiring women as a driver could be problematic. According to the Anti-Discrimination Act, it is possible to distinguish only if there is a factual reason to do so, which lies in the nature of the work or activity performed.
“It is a question of whether a taxi company could present a factual reason based on the nature of the work or activity performed,” said Kvasnicová, adding that the requirement only for female or male employees can be applied to professions such as actor and actress, female singer and female singer. male choir or other professions.