... of women in the work force. The minimum wage allowed single mothers; married women with children etc to get part-time jobs and get paid a fair amount for the hours of work they have performed there for allowing them to earn an income for their household as well as taking care of other responsibilities i.e. children. 'Some 1.3 million workers benefit from the minimum wage. The main beneficiaries have been women, the majority of whom work part-time and many of whom are lone parents' (Sloman, J) It also meant that part time work was, although more appealing, harder to get as there were numerous amount of people applying for jobs and because employers had to pay the minimum hourly rate they may have cut back on recruitment as it may have proved to be costly. Another factor of introducing the NMW (National Minimum Wage) was to reduce the Gender pay gap. 'Women ...

See this essay or coursework document in full right now