Who’s Counting? Marilyn Waring on Sex, Lies and Global Economics

Who’s Counting? Marilyn Waring on Sex, Lies and Global Economics

1995 · 94 min · ★ 10.0 · Documentary

This documentary profiles economist and writer Marilyn Waring. In extensive interviews, Waring details her feminist approach to finances and challenges commonly accepted truths about the global economy. The filmmakers detail Waring's early rise to political prominence and her successful protests against nuclear arms. Waring also speaks candidly about wartime economies, suggesting that government policies tend to marginalize the fiscal contributions of women.

Directed by Terre Nash · Written by Marilyn Waring

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