The unpaid work that GDP ignores -- and why it really counts | Marilyn Waring
The unpaid work that GDP ignores -- and why it really counts | Marilyn Waring
TED Talks News and Politics · Marilyn Waring
January 23, 202017m 6s
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Show Notes
If you: do laundry, are (or have been) pregnant, tidy up, shop for your household or do similar labor, then by GDP standards, you're unproductive. In this visionary talk, economist Marilyn Waring seeks to correct the failures of this narrow-minded system, detailing why we deserve a better way to measure growth that values not just our own livelihood but the planet's as well.
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