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Jess Phillips Criticizes UK’s Reliance on Women’s Unpaid Labor

Labour MP calls for structural reform in economic policy

03 August 2025 · 23:30 UTC

Labour MP Jess Phillips has sharply criticized the UK’s economic reliance on women’s unpaid labor, describing it as a long-standing injustice that has distorted national productivity.

Her remarks follow new data suggesting that decades of caregiving and voluntary work by women remain unaccounted for in GDP calculations.