Pakistan now has female bike captains as a part of Careem’s women empowerment scheme. These women are Pakistan’s first female bike captains. Riffat Shehraz shines as one of the first few who have taken on this task in Lahore.
In a recent Interview with Tribune, Riffat enunciated that she has been driving the bike since she was 12 years old and was passionate about riding the bike. Riffat believes that bike riding services aren’t restricted to gender or by gender. “If you are scared, the fear will lead you nowhere. Today, if you are going to be scared, then tomorrow you will not be able to do anything.” She believes that women are capable of achieving a lot more than they are given the opportunity to.
Riffat further expressed that she is lucky as she didn’t have to face any major issue regarding her passengers. “Everyone respects me,” she said, adding that neither male nor female passengers caused her any hassle.
Last year in November, Careem launched its female captains in Pakistan. They are now working on expanding the network of female drivers. Careem hopes to induct at least 1,000 female captains across Pakistan to cater to the needs of its customers, 70% of whom are women. The service is created specially to cater to the needs of Pakistani women in order to enable them to travel with comfort and convenient, while being completely at ease and stress-free.
More power to women! Thank you Careem for providing this great opportunity with this amazing step towards gender equality.
