No, middle eastern women need 1) gender equality, and 2) since that's not forthcoming, a service LIKE Uber. They don't need Uber specifically. Heaven knows there are plenty of competitors to take its place.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/10/world/middleeast/egypt-ub...
b. it's also not specifically about Uber per-se; the author is against the argument that it would be inevitable for a company with a business model that is based on some sort of illegality would have a toxic culture so companies re-thinking regulations should be banned altogether. because this kind of thinking hurts the public good.