Uganda: Taxis Put Women in the Driver's Seat

Hail a taxi in New York City, and the odds are that your driver will be a wise-cracking male cabbie who's unafraid to share his philosophy about life with you. But, do the same in Kampala, and you may just get a sharp female graduate who's turned to taxi driving as a way of getting ahead in Uganda's uncertain job market. Margaret Isiko, 27, is a case in point. She's one of 16 women who've taken the wheel of metred taxi cabs that were introduced in Kampala last month. At the moment, 30 of these yellow cabs are plying the streets of the Ugandan capital.