74.9 Economic Value of Home and Volunteer Work
Whereas the services rendered by housewives are not marketed in the normal sense of the term; and
Whereas Statistics Canada is currently studying the feasibility of including questions in the 1981 Census on the amount of time spent by housewives on housework and voluntary community service; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the National Council of Women of Canada request the Government of Canada immediately to institute household surveys of a substantial size and complexity in order to establish the economic value of housework and volunteer community service for the purpose of inclusion in the Canadian Classification and Dictionary of Occupations; and further,
RESOLVED, That the National Council of Women of Canada ask the Government of Canada to consult with them on the planning of such a survey.