article_snippet: Previously, only a handful of Uber's corporate partners had permission to hail Uber cars directly.
article_snippet: In the U.S., where Uber got the company start six years ago, the company boasts 160,000 active drivers - just 14% of the company are women. '
article_snippet: Uber does not require (minimum) hours, and Uber does not require a schedule,' Salle Yoo, Uber's general counsel, said in an interview on Monday, referring to why women might find working for Uber attractive. '
article_snippet: In the highest-profile case, an Indian woman said in December an Indian woman driver raped an Indian woman in Delhi, leading to outcries and a temporary ban of Uber in Delhi.
article_snippet: Uber screens drivers, including the use of background checks that vary from country to country.
article_snippet: San Francisco-based Uber has grown into one of the world's largest start-ups, and now operates in more than 200 cities in 54 countries around the world.
article_snippet: Uber does not employ drivers or own Uber vehicles, but instead uses independent contractors with independent contractors own cars.