Public Policy Scholar & Feminist Economist; Author of "If Women Counted"; Former New Zealand MP; Professor at AUT
Marilyn Waring Biography
Dame Marilyn Waring is a New Zealand public policy scholar, international development consultant, former politician, environmentalist, and feminist recognized as a principal founder of the discipline of feminist economics. At age 23, Waring became New Zealand's youngest member of parliament for the center-right New Zealand National Party. As a member of parliament, she chaired the Public Expenditure Committee, and her support of the opposition Labour Party's proposed nuclear-free New Zealand policy played a key role in precipitating a general election. As the only woman in New Zealand parliament at times, Waring crossed the floor on major issues, including abortion, South African apartheid, and voluntary unionism.
After leaving politics, Waring focused on academia and produced "If Women Counted: A New Feminist Economics," regarded as a foundational work in feminist economics. The book offered a systematic critique of the system of national accounts—the international standard for measuring economic growth—and highlighted the exclusion of women's unpaid work and the value of nature from economic productivity measures. The book influenced the United Nations to redefine gross domestic product, inspired new accounting methods in multiple countries, and became a cornerstone of feminist economic thought.
Waring's publications include "Women, Politics and Power," "Counting for Nothing," "Three Masquerades," "In the Lifetime of a Goat," "Who Cares? The Economics of Dignity," "Anticipatory Social Protection," and "Still Counting." "Counting for Nothing" was the subject of the documentary "Who's Counting? Marilyn Waring on Sex, Lies and Global Economics," produced by National Film Board of Canada. Waring has consistently criticized the concept of GDP, arguing that it counts oil spills and wars as contributors to economic growth while deeming child-rearing and housekeeping valueless. Her work has influenced academic research, government accounting practices, and United Nations policies.
Waring has served as a professor of public policy at the Institute of Public Policy at AUT in Auckland, New Zealand, with a focus on governance, political economy, gender analysis, and human rights. She has held fellowships at Harvard University, Rutgers University, Queens University in Canada, and the Hawke Institute in Australia. Waring has consulted for the United Nations Development Programme and remains an outspoken critic of GDP. Her recognitions include the BBC 100 Women list, Deloitte 200 Visionary Leader Award, VUW Distinguished Alumni Award, NZIER Economist of the Year, Amnesty International New Zealand's Human Rights Defender Award, and nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize. Waring was made a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to women and economics. As a TED speaker and global voice on economic justice, Waring continues to challenge audiences to rethink how societies measure value, work, and human dignity.
Marilyn Waring Speaking Topics
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Presentations
- Plain speaking Economics – what do ‘growth’ and ‘development’ really mean?
- ‘Well being’ – what does this mean for communities? How do government plan for and evaluate that?
- Gender and Development and Civil Society
- Human Rights: What do ‘equality’ and ‘dignity’ mean, and why do majorities feel threatened by claims for rights?
- Local & Global Economics
- Participatory democracies – when is a democracy healthy?
- The Environment
- Women and Economics
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