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Womenomics: “Not everything that counts can be counted and not everything that can be counted counts.”

Womenomics: “Not everything that counts can be counted and not everything that can be counted counts.”

date:  06/06/2018

Today’s economic systems and models do not take into consideration the economic value of activities such as home care for the sick, elderly and children. An over-reliance on mathematical modelling gives a false sense of certainty. Women are underrepresented in a discipline that has a significant impact on public policy.

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