Uber boosts salaries, guarantees pay equity across race, sexes

Who is most directly affected by this?What are the strengths of this approach? Weaknesses?Where is there most need for this?When has this played a part in our history?Why is there a need for this today?How do we know the truth about this?https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2017/07/20/uber-woos-employees-pay-equity-and-salary-bumps/494021001/