One of the biggest holes in any economic discussion is the lack of accounting for unpaid work. Housework and taking care of your children do not bring a wage, nor appear in the GDP figures, yet of course if you were to pay someone to do those tasks it most definitely would.
The latest Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (Hilda) survey shows that this work is overwhelmingly done by women and at levels that really should shame men in the country.
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