But this isn’t about economic reality: we exclude from measurement the contribution of homemakers. To say they produce “more value” letting others care for the

But this isn’t about economic reality: we exclude from measurement the contribution of homemakers. To say they produce “more value” letting others care for their children is an effect of what we choose to measure — and emphatically not a measure of their actual economic contributions, as defined by what goods and services are provided. Case in point: Two housewives caring for each other’s children increases GDP since the salary is measured — even though both families are strictly worse off.