The Indian census clubbed housewives with prostitutes, beggars and prisoners. All of them -- "economically non-productive workers".
The women who put together home-cooked meals early each morning so that their families eat healthy. The women (many of whom willingly cut back on careers) who give birth to and raise children -- the famed "demographic dividend" of the nation. The women who play childish games for the umpteenth time because their children love it. The women who work all day, seven days a week, fifty-two weeks a year because housework truly never ends. Basically the women who convert houses to homes.
Of course it is hard to put an economic value to all that a home-maker does -- simply because it is priceless. So why then, does the government think that if something cannot be measured in rupees, it is automatically worthless?
The women who put together home-cooked meals early each morning so that their families eat healthy. The women (many of whom willingly cut back on careers) who give birth to and raise children -- the famed "demographic dividend" of the nation. The women who play childish games for the umpteenth time because their children love it. The women who work all day, seven days a week, fifty-two weeks a year because housework truly never ends. Basically the women who convert houses to homes.
Of course it is hard to put an economic value to all that a home-maker does -- simply because it is priceless. So why then, does the government think that if something cannot be measured in rupees, it is automatically worthless?
what about the women who have maids to do cooking and all housework and taking care of babies but still are housewives?
ReplyDeletethen there're the ppl that do voluntary work like preach at churches, or the children of rich families that are not in a working profession but do an assortment of things here and there
point is all these classes of people are *in general* not in a profession that contributes to the economy in a tangible real way - that way one can say ppl that sit around smiling at the sky also have value cause they make society a humane society and spread their joy around
the same goes the other way too - just cause someone is working in a profession full-time doesn't mean they're actually contributing productively to the economy - think of all the unproductive useless employees - case-in-point my team-member that i keep telling u about!