Summary Of Who's Counting By Marilyn Waring

have entered the work force they are now working 60 and 70 hours a week doing paid and unpaid work. In the documentary “Who’s Counting”, Marilyn Waring talks about the concept of unpaid time, and the contributions it makes to the economy. The powers that be see this unpaid work as unproductive and therefore economically inactive. This concept devalues women and lends itself to the idea that men are naturally superior to women and legitimizes that women are temporary works because their place is in the home caring for the children. According to “Women and Men at Work”, male superiority is paternalism, which is a frame of mind that men are superior to women, this line of thought brings about inequalities across all levels of activities. (Padavic