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Mar 6, 2023

Tallying the steep costs of gender inequality

The global economy could get a $7-trillion-a-year boost if more women were in the workforce, a report finds. Plus, explaining the economic history of racism to young readers.

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Iranian pastry chef Shahrzad Shokouhivand (R), works in the kitchen of her luxury pastry company in Tehran, on February 26, 2023. - Five years after opening her first French pastry shop in Iran, Shahrzad Shokouhivand and Babak Mehrabani's company employs 70 people, the majority of whom are women, and is profitable, even if it recently had to reduce its margins as a result of very high inflation in the country.
Iranian pastry chef Shahrzad Shokouhivand (R), works in the kitchen of her luxury pastry company in Tehran, on February 26, 2023. - Five years after opening her first French pastry shop in Iran, Shahrzad Shokouhivand and Babak Mehrabani's company employs 70 people, the majority of whom are women, and is profitable, even if it recently had to reduce its margins as a result of very high inflation in the country.
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