About the Authority™

Certified origin, authentic authorship, guaranteed quality.

The Creative Women’s Authority™ exists to uphold, protect, and promote the professional standing of women-led creative work in Australia and beyond.

Like the historic guilds and modern protected marks — such as Harris Tweed — the Authority operates as an independent certification body. Its role is to ensure that any work, product, or service bearing the mark is:

– Led by a woman
– Created through original practice
– Produced to a recognised standard of excellence
– Delivered within an approved studio, enterprise, or program

Our Purpose

To bring formal recognition, protection, and value to women’s creative work — not as a niche or hobby, but as a legitimate, measurable economic and cultural contribution.

What We Do

The Authority:

Recognises organisations — including studios, schools, and cultural institutions — that align with our values and support Certified Creative Practitioners.

Certifies practitioners through the Creative Excellence Program — granting the protected title Certified Creative Practitioner™.

Approves works that meet the CWA’s strict authorship, originality, and quality standards.

How We Work

Evidence-based standards drawn from cross-sector research in education, workforce policy, cultural production, and enterprise.
Rigorous assessment processes to verify quality, integrity, and authorship.
Ongoing compliance through renewals, audits, and clear revocation policies.

Why It Matters

Australia’s creative economy is vast but fragmented. Women lead much of the invisible, unpaid, or under-recognised work that fuels arts, education, health, and heritage. The CWA bridges the gap — converting practice into professional standing, and ensuring that excellence is seen, valued, and trusted.

The Badge is more than a symbol.
It’s a guarantee of origin, authorship, and excellence — recognised in Australia, designed for the world.

The CWA Authority

What the CWA Badge Means

The Creative Women’s Authority badge is more than a symbol — it’s a legal mark of origin, authorship, and excellence.

In preparation for formal legislative protection, the Creative Women’s Authority mark certifies that any person or work bearing it has been:
“Led by a woman, created through original practice, and produced to a recognised standard of excellence within an approved studio, enterprise, or program.“

This mark protects both the maker and the making.
It upholds the integrity of women’s work, honours creative leadership, and guarantees authenticity to the public.

Whether it appears on a product, project, or professional title, the badge means:
This is certified. This is original. This is women’s work — protected, recognised, and trusted.