What Counts as Productive?

The most essential work in society isn’t accounted for in economic statistics.

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Sirisha Naidu explains how feminist and Marxist economists have challenged the narrow definition of productivity—especially in the Global South. From home-based labor to care work, Naidu outlines how the invisible labor of women sustains economies and enables profit—but is systematically excluded from what we call “the economy.”

This is a conversation about survival, justice, and what we choose to value.

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