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Making Women’s Work Count in Pakistan: Measuring the Gendered Economy

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  • Durr-e-Nayab

    (Pakistan Institute of Development Economics)

  • Nabila Kanwal

    (Pakistan Institute of Development Economics)

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Household tasks such as cooking, cleaning, looking after children, and caring for the elderly play a crucial role in the overall well-being of households and society. Childcare is particularly significant as it ensures a future workforce for production and economic advancement. The performance of these tasks is indispensable for sustainable economic growth, but, its importance is not acknowledged as the focus remains on the activities that are considered ‘economic’ in the conventional definition of work in the labour market. It is also worth noting that those who carry out these duties within households do not receive any monetary compensation, and hence the notion of these being ‘non-economic’ activities.

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  • Durr-e-Nayab & Nabila Kanwal, 2023. "Making Women’s Work Count in Pakistan: Measuring the Gendered Economy," PIDE Research Report 2023:11, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics.
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    1. Indira Hirway, 2015. "Unpaid Work and the Economy: Linkages and Their Implications," Economics Working Paper Archive wp_838, Levy Economics Institute.
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