The Gates Foundation taking on sexist data October 4th 2016, posted in Women - holding up half the sky
Until we get accurate statistics about women and girls, data will remain skewed and inherently sexist, says Melinda Gates. Her and husband Bill’s foundation has recently announced $80 million to correct the disparity.
“When Uganda introduced survey questions to cover secondary activities, such as subsistence farming, the workforce ‘magically’ increased by 700,000 people, the majority of whom were women.
“Surveys also leave out unpaid caring work performed by women, which has an estimated value of $10 TRILLION per year, according to McKinsey.
“One of the ways homemakers create value, for example, is by making room for someone else in the household to earn an income.”
Wow! And, of course!