By Marnie Eisenstadt, May 26, 2015, Syracuse.com

Across the nation, women outnumber men in the ranks of low earners, according to data from the National Women's Law Center.

In a look at data from all 50 states, the organization found that at least 50 percent of minimum wage workers in every state were women. In New York, the data shows that a little more than half of the minimum wage workers are women. A New York wage boardis considering whether to raise the minimum wage for fast-food workersfrom the current $8.75 an hour. (Regular minimum wage increases to $9 at the end of this year).