transition in american culture about women being the heads of households. tell us about the nature of the households, the financial bur n burdens and why they care. >> 40% of households have women as the sole or primary bred winner. more than half of households in this country, the women's wages are essential to the ability of that household to keep its head above water. the reality is, two-thirds of minimum wage workers are women. these are workers who don't get health care benefits. they are working at poverty wages. the federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour. women across the country are very much aware of the economic insecurity many of them face. and part of the reason why the minimum wage hasn't gone up is because too many politicians are enthralled to too many forces, corporate forces that want to keep the minimum wage low.