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If women counted
a new feminist economics
Book • 1988
In 'If Women Counted: A New Feminist Economics,' Marilyn Waring critiques the system of national accounts and the international standard of measuring economic growth.
She argues that the United Nations System of National Accounts (UNSNA) excludes women's unpaid work and the value of nature, reflecting patriarchal power that values militarism and environmental destruction over social reproduction and peace.
The book has been influential in redefining GDP, inspiring new accounting methods in many countries, and is considered the founding document of feminist economics.
It also contributes to the degrowth movement by highlighting the connection between economic growth, the oppression of women, and ecological degradation.
She argues that the United Nations System of National Accounts (UNSNA) excludes women's unpaid work and the value of nature, reflecting patriarchal power that values militarism and environmental destruction over social reproduction and peace.
The book has been influential in redefining GDP, inspiring new accounting methods in many countries, and is considered the founding document of feminist economics.
It also contributes to the degrowth movement by highlighting the connection between economic growth, the oppression of women, and ecological degradation.
