Women in society are poor and live in poverty because they are discriminated against in the workplace. They are often not offered the same positions that may be offered to a male figure, so they have to work for less while trying to provide for their children if they are not married. This discrimination stems from the belief that women are not capable of completing a job with the same competence as a male figure. Women are forced to do part-time jobs also because they have children at home, and for this reason the minimum wage should be increased so that a family can survive on this income. “A higher minimum wage will immediately reduce dependency on public assistance,” as stated by Yarmuth in his article (2015). Women would have higher wages and this would reduce the need for the public