Such a fantastic summary Rebecca! Having written about the absence of care in the GDP a couple of weeks back, it's so lovely to stumble onto such a clear articulation here.
Thanks for this! Great quote - "By failing to count unpaid work, the current GDP calculation creates a hidden tax on millions of unpaid workers—primarily caregiving women, the stay-at-home mothers and daughters who are forced to reduce hours or leave jobs to care for children or parents."
Can’t recommend this interview enough for a radical perspective on reconfiguring care work: https://www.versobooks.com/blogs/news/labours-of-love-helen-hester-sarah-jaffe
Such a fantastic summary Rebecca! Having written about the absence of care in the GDP a couple of weeks back, it's so lovely to stumble onto such a clear articulation here.
I proposed that we start measuring Gross Domestic Care as a way of balancing the scales of percieved contribution to society. https://theuntethereddilemma.substack.com/p/lifters-leaners-and-social-glue
Thanks for this! Great quote - "By failing to count unpaid work, the current GDP calculation creates a hidden tax on millions of unpaid workers—primarily caregiving women, the stay-at-home mothers and daughters who are forced to reduce hours or leave jobs to care for children or parents."