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The Obama administration is seeking to turn the minimum wage issue into a women's issue.
The White House issued a report Wednesday saying that a proposal to increase the minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 per hour would benefit women more than men.
The reason: 'Women are disproportionately represented in minimum wage jobs,' said Betsey Stevenson, a member of Obama's Council of Economic Advisers.
Stevenson said the minimum wage hike would reduce the wage gap between women and women by 5%.
The report comes as Democratic congressional candidates make a minimum wage hike part of their campaigns. Women are a major part of the Democrats' coalition, as the party tries to hold control of the Senate.
The report says that more women are employed in 'low-wage sectors' that include personal care and health care support occupations.
'Women account for more than half (55 percent) of all workers who would benefit from increasing the minimum wage to $10.10,' the report said.
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