National Women Law Center

US / Closing the Gender Wage Gap by Raising the Minimum Wage

Women working full time, year round typically make only 77 percent of what their male counterparts make – leaving a wage gap of 23 cents on the dollar.  One reason for this gap is that women are concentrated in low-wage jobs: two-thirds of minimum wage workers and workers in tipped occupations are women, disproportionately women … Continue reading →