LABR 2P96 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Index Of Sustainable Economic Welfare, Labour Power, Gender Empowerment Measure
28 Sep 2016
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As long as something passes through the market it is a good thing. Ex/ if someone is to get into a car accident it is a good thing for the economy but not for the individual. She was a part of the house of representative. Ilo says 14-year-old don"t work but it is apparent that many 14-year-old girls work throughout the day but because this work is unproductive or uneconomic then it is not recorded. Chart shows that women"s work day is longer and has a lot less leisure time them men. In many poor countries women spend 5 hours in food preparation because of the need for better stoves but no one will invest because this work is not counted. If you are invisible in contribution to nation"s economy, then you"ll be invisible in distribution of benefits. Many women go from a nobody to a problem in their old age because they are a burden on the government.
