Female economics still waiting to be counted

Women make a much greater contribution to the economy than many think. As mammals, they make milk.

In Australia, women's annual production of human milk has been valued at $4 billion. In the latest edition of ANU Reporter, DR JULIE SMITH takes a look at the mounting case to include human milk production in Gross Domestic Product figures.

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