Uber ... for women? Start-ups hope to match female passengers with female drivers

Ginny Young sat with eight women, all of them senior citizens, this spring while a focus group leader lobbed questions at them.

“Who has used Uber or Lyft before?” Young raised her hand.

“How about taxis?” A few more hands went up.

“If you booked a ride, would you prefer if the driver was a woman?” Absolutely.