If women counted

About “If women counted”

If Women Counted (1988) is a book by Marilyn Waring, a New Zealand academic and former politician. It is considered the "founding document" of feminist economics. The book offers a critical analysis of national accounts, the system used to measure economic growth globally. Waring points out how women's unpaid work and the value of nature are excluded from economic measurements. She argues that this exclusion shapes economic policies and undervalues essential contributions to society. The book highlights how traditional economic systems fail to recognize the full scope of productive activity. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)