Ms. Cab Driver

Driving a taxi is one of the most dangerous professions around, especially if you're a night driver. It's the nature of the business: drivers work alone, carry cash, deal with customers in all kinds of altered states, and drive to remote areas.

The International Labour Organization reports that out of all professions that require people to work alone, taxi drivers are the most at risk as far as violence is concerned. Often, customer intoxication plays a role in precipitating this violence. So why do women work as taxi drivers? Probably for the same reason as men do it: to make money on a job that promises every shift will be different.

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