Australian Social Trends 2001: Income and Expenditure - Income Distribution: Value of Unpaid Work

Author: Australian Bureau of Statistics Publisher: Australian Bureau of Statistics Publication: Australian Social Trends Document Date:                  May 20, 2002 Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Division of Labour Related Categories: Family Economics > Employment/Unemployment Family Economics > Family Income Family Economics > Household Management Family Economics > Stay-at-home Parents Family Relations > Family Life Family Relations > Gender Differences and Roles   This article uses Australian statistics to estimate the economic value of unpaid work such as housework and domestic duties. It looks at the division of labour between couples and briefly examines the value of volunteer work. Click to read this article... (HTML) Send us feedback on this article Bookmark this link