Figure C
Women make up a majority of those who would get a raise if Baltimore increased its minimum wage
Sex of workers who would benefit from increasing the Baltimore minimum wage to $15 by July 2020
| Share of affected workers | |
|---|---|
| Women | 55.3% |
| Men | 44.7% |
Shares of Baltimore demographic groups that would benefit, by gender
| Women | Men | |
|---|---|---|
| Workers | 28.5% | 25.4% |
| Working parents | 24.3% | 15.6% |
| Single working mothers* | 33.9% | |
| Workers of color | 35.8% | 34.0% |
* Due to an insufficient sample of male single parents, only the share for single mothers is shown.
Source: EPI analysis of Baltimore City Council Bill 16-0655 using 2014 American Community Survey microdata
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