Skip to main content

MARILYN WARING DOCUMENTARY:-

Who’s counting ? Marilyn waring documentary :

In this feature-length documentary , Marilyn Waring, who’s a feminist economist and activist for female human rights, former politician and a well known author. Marilyn Waring was best known for her book “If Women Counted” which published in some countries as “Counting For Nothing ” bring down the light upon a very pressing matter expressed in one word , which is “Economics ” by elucidating it as ethical value in which all positive activities and products are related only to their financial value. As a result, unpaid work mostly done by women is unnoticeable while tasks that is perhaps environmentally and socially destructive are considered productive. Furthermore Marilyn Waring create a blueprint of an alternative vision based on the idea of time as a new currency.
At one point in documentary , Marilyn Waring states that, “Economics is a tool of people in power and doesn’t allow for the introduction of values that don’t find their way into mathematical formulas ”, it means no value is recognized other than money. In the end of the documentary Marilyn Waring  also give the example of the Exon Valdez Oil spill which was the biggest environmental disasters of all time.
The film has inspired many people notably the who’s counting project , to work on human scale economic alternatives , local currency exchanges and more human ways of measuring the quality of life . 

 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Summary Of 110 Techniques Of Communication And Public Speaking

Summary Of 110 Techniques Of Communication And Public Speaking : In the talk presented to us , the speaker David JP Philips has comprehend his study on the techniques of communication and public speaking . His study , on over five thousand individual speakers, belonging to various phases of their profession, has helped him gain insight on to ways, how one can excel at public speaking and communication. In this talk David JP Philips displays a chart on various traits that a public speakers should adopt. The chart has been divided in five major categories namely voice, body language, facial expressions, language and  Ultimate level. These presentation skills, as discussed in the talk are necessary to attract the audience and hook them up to what is being said . Furthermore David JP Philips talks about his five most favourite skills that according to him every person should excel in order to make an impactful presence , he begins with emphasizing on the importance of an open bo...
Post a Comment
Read more

ERIC SCHMIDT : CHARLIE ROSE

Eric Schmidt is a CEO of Google for about 10 years from 2001 to 2011 and is currently working as an executive chairman of Alphabet Company which is Google’s parent company and is one of the biggest investors of Uber. Charlie Rose was an American journalist who took the interview of Eric Schmidt. Charlie Rose asked Eric some questions about his experiences as a CEO, his achievements and future revolutions, ideas for upcoming technologies and the risks he took for the success of his company. Eric Schmidt said in his interview that Alphabet encourages the moonshots and artificial intelligence which they believe provide benefits to both the company and the society.  Furthermore Eric Schmidt stated that his world is full of ideas that are not monetizable. He said that he is mostly working on science at the moment. He mentioned that there are two phenomenon which is going to be transformative in the next decade which includes   health, biology and knowledge .  Eric Sch...
Post a Comment
Read more

Brian Tracy - Time Management Seminar

In this video Brian Tracy illustrates the idea on how you can increase your productivity by applying time management in your daily life.  Time management is a personal management, any person can accomplish his or her goal in such a short time, if he or she follows time management. Every successful men and women set their goals and work hard to achieve it. Always set your goals first, in this way you be able to see what you want your life to be in future and then prioritize your goals.  Develop self-discipline in your life because self-discipline is a key to success.  Successful  people always think on paper , to be successful in your life you have to think the same way as them and write your goals on paper. To make a list first you have to decide how you want your life to be in future , what are your desires and you have to be clear about them . Clarity  about what you want or change in your life gives you the ability to make a positive decision out of  i...
Post a Comment
Read more