The unpaid work that GDP ignores -- and why it really counts

Title:: The unpaid work that GDP ignores -- and why it really counts
Speaker:: Marilyn Waring
Description:: 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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Video Language:: English
Team:: closed TED
Project:: TEDTalks
Duration:: 17:19

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