Female Restaurant Workers Face Harsh Working Conditions

Female waitresses or servers making money though tips outnumber male waiters or servers by a 2-to-1 ratio.  Tipped workers have a fixed minimum wage of $2.13/hour with the rest supposedly coming though tips.  Employers are supposed to make sure they get the minimum wage of $7.25/hour when they do not get enough tips, but too often fail to do so.  The workforce percentage of women in the restaurant industry is 52%, which means men are guaranteed more stable wages.  It also gives them higher pay at $25,000 annually versus $17,000 for women. 

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