Women using Uber in major Northeast cities will now have a new option when booking a ride. Uber has expanded its Women Preferences feature nationwide, the company said in a news release on Monday, March 9. The announcement comes one day after International Women's Day.

Uber has launched a program that gives women passengers and drivers the option to ride with other women—a new feature that comes after years of the ride-sharing app grappling with safety concerns and reports of sexual assault.