This bill was supported by many but not all feminist economists.

However, not all feminist economists believe that higher wages would be appropriate for care work.

As in other disciplines, the initial emphasis of feminist economists was to critique the established theory, methodology, and policy approaches.

Instead, feminist economists like Nancy Folbre show that cooperation also plays a role in the economy.

Institutional economics is one means by which feminist economists improve upon the homo economicus model.

So feminist economists often call for more diverse data collection and broader economic models.

These feminist economists argue that such claims have important economic outcomes which must be recognized within economic frameworks.

Some feminist economists focus on policies involving the development of globalization.

In other cases, feminist economists work on removing gender biases from the theoretical bases of globalization itself.

Many feminist economists challenge the perception that only "objective" (often presumed to be quantitative) data are valid.