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Access to ride-hailing could get more South Asian women to work

Shortage of safe, flexible transport limits job opportunities

| South Asia
Train riders in Ghaziabad, India: Risks of harassment and sexual assault on public transport directly affect women's physical mobility in South Asia.   © Reuters

Prabhjeet Singh is India and South Asia president for Uber Technologies.

With just six years to go until the intended end point of the U.N. 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the goal of achieving gender equality still looks distant, especially in South Asia.

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