Daily Epiphany: Women Cab Drivers

Have you ever noticed that women don’t drive cabs? Well some do,but they seem few, and when they do, it’s usually only temporary. As a job, being a cabby isn’t the most glamorous profession. In fact, it’s considered to be a dangerous job. But times are a changin’. It appears in the Middle East and beyond cabs and the fairer sex are charting new territory. Women-run taxi services are breaking down barriers for women wanting to get into the trade. This new concept of taxi service is in response to the same problems women driving cabs seem to have the world over. There aren’t reliable figures on how many women are working in the industry compared to men. I haven’t heard of any women-run cab services in North America yet either. I wonder if that’s the way to go or if women should continue to break into this male-dominated industry and change things from the inside? Or perhaps there isn’t a need for more women in the industry in the first place? What do you think?