(Bloomberg) -- Improving gender equality could significantly boostgrowth in advanced economies over the coming decades, according toCitigroup Inc.
Tackling the factors excluding women from work would achieve more than structural reforms currentlyproposed in the U.S. and Europe, Citi researchers includingchief global political analyst Tina Fordham and head of globaleconomics Ebrahim Rahbari said in an 84-page report publishedThursday.
Such factors include the burden of unpaid care work, genderdiscrimination and violence, a lack of legal protection and reducedaccess to financial services, they said. Removing thosebarriers could boost OECD growth by between 6 and 20 percent, theyestimated.
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