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32 THE RURAL VOICE
NEWS
FARM WOMEN
LACK SUPPORT,
REPORT SAYS
Canadian farm women now make up
21 per cent of the agricultural labour
force, up from less than two per cent in
1921, according to a new study by the
Canadian Advisory Council on the
Status of Women (CACSW).
"No other occupational group in
Canada has changed as much as women
in agriculture," says CACSW president
Sylvia Gold. "Women play a major role
in this vital component of the Canadian
economy, but until now their contribu-
tions have been largely ignored."
The 225 -page report, called "Grow-
ing Strong: Women in Agriculture,"
stresses the need for more legal and
economic recognition of the work
women do on the farm.
It recommends, for example, that
women who work for pay with their
spouse on family farms contribute to
unemployment insurance and receive
the benefits it provides, such as mater-
nity leave and access to occupational
training programs."
And each of the four authors of the
report calls for rural child-care services
tailored to seasonal work and isolated
locations.
As the report notes, in 1981 about
one-third of farm women held off -farm
jobs in addition to working an average of
36 hours a week in the home.
Other recommendations included:
• better health services for handi-
capped children and the elderly,
• decentralized medical care with
transportation both within rural com-
munities and to urban centres,
• improved information and legisla-
tion on farm health and safety,
• funding for transition homes for
farm women victimized by family vio-
lence,
• access to adult education for farm
women.
For copies of the report, contact the
CACSW Distribution Centre, 613-992-
4976.
The release of "Growing Strong"
coincided with the third National Farm
Women's Conference held in Sas-
katchewan last month.0