Economics
Some feminists, and non-feminist economists (particularly proponents of historical materialism) note that the monetary contribution of housewives' work to society is ignored in standard formulations of economic output, such as GDP or employment figures. Housewives work many unrecorded hours a week, while depending for money on their husbands' employment.
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