One in a series of women being allowed full equal access to services and then demanding female-only services as well.
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/20...rvice.html
"SheRides does not allow men to call the service, but they can travel in one of its cars as long as they are accompanied by a female passenger. That’s the element that New York City’s Human Rights Commission said it doesn’t agree with.
“Under the NYC Human Rights Law, it is illegal for a public accommodation — a provider of goods and services — to deny service based on a protected class or to express a preference for one protected class over another,” New York Human Rights Commissioner Patricia L. Gatling told Al Jazeera in a statement.
“Drivers who refuse to transport individuals based on their gender or other protected classes are violating the NYC Human Rights Law and may be subject to substantial penalties,” Gatling added."
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/20...rvice.html
"SheRides does not allow men to call the service, but they can travel in one of its cars as long as they are accompanied by a female passenger. That’s the element that New York City’s Human Rights Commission said it doesn’t agree with.
“Under the NYC Human Rights Law, it is illegal for a public accommodation — a provider of goods and services — to deny service based on a protected class or to express a preference for one protected class over another,” New York Human Rights Commissioner Patricia L. Gatling told Al Jazeera in a statement.
“Drivers who refuse to transport individuals based on their gender or other protected classes are violating the NYC Human Rights Law and may be subject to substantial penalties,” Gatling added."