Uber is looking to diversify its workforce, and has pledged to create 1 million jobs for women by 2020.
Uber said it plans to work with UN Women, an organization dedicated to gender equality, towards a shared vision of "equality and women's empowerment."
Besides creating more jobs for women as drivers on the Uber platform, the company plans to invest in long-term women's programs in local communities.
"This important mission can only be accomplished when all women have direct access to safe and equitable earning opportunities," Uber CEO Travis Kalanick and UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka said in a joint statement. "We look forward to a partnership where UN Women and Uber will drive more access to these types of opportunities around the world."
The move follows a suspension of service in New Delhi, India last year after a female passenger accused her Uber driver of rape. That prompted Uber to roll out stronger safety measures in the country, including a "panic button" within the Uber app, as well as a new "Safety Net" feature that allows passengers to share their trip details and locations with up to five family members.
Uber has no immediate plans to let female passengers request a female driver, though, according to Reuters.
The move comes after chip giant Intel at the Consumer Electronics Show in January pledged to invest $300 million over the next five years to improve the diversity of its workforce. As part of the effort, Intel is aiming to achieve "full representation" of women and under-represented minorities within the company by 2020, including more balanced representation in senior leadership positions.
Meanwhile, a number of other tech companies have acknowledged their lack of diversity recently, including Yahoo, Google, Twitter, and Pinterest, whose workforces all skew very heavily male and white. As of this past May, Google's workforce, for instance, consisted of 70 percent men, 30 percent women, and just 5 percent black and Hispanic.
For more about Uber's partnership with UN Women, check out the video below.