China's rise as a global economic power over the last few decades has worsened gender inequality and put women at a disadvantage in the workforce, a report by Peterson Institute for International Economics said.
The gender wage gap in China was also "much smaller" compared to major economies such as the U.S., noted the report.
"The policy of encouraging women's contributions in the workforce was part of overall national development plans during the period," the report said. "Public sector domination of the economy played a key role in implementing gender equality policies when China was a centrally controlled system." in later years even as the country leapfrogs from one of the poorest economies to the second largest globally today.
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