As established in the System of National Accounts 2008: "When a number of countries develop similar satellites, exchanging experience can lead to beneficial refinements and the establishment of international guidelines in a particular topic and ultimately the possibility of changes in the central system itself" (United Nations, 2009). The information gleaned from this type of account supports the design of policies that favour more equitable distribution of work between men and women, fair access to income and other social protection benefits for women, and the allocation of resources and establishment of public policy priorities. In order to achieve equality, the matrix of social and economic policies must include development policies with transformative objectives relating to women's economic autonomy and that offer quality services, in the framework of the design of policies for the care of dependent persons. As shown in this chapter, there are inequalities in time use and the contribution of unpaid work to families’ well-being and sustainability in the context of a broad and unorthodox economy (ECLAC, 2016a).The failure to recognize this contribution widens gaps and reproduces inequalities.