Tag: Economic Justice

If It Ain’t Broke… Then Why Are Women Still Hauling It?

Post author By CreativeWomensAssociation
Post date November 3, 2025

Across every economy, women do 76% of the world’s unpaid labour yet control less than 20% of wealth and leadership. The system isn’t “broken”—it’s built this way. “If It Ain’t Broke… Then Why Are Women Still Hauling It?” exposes the 80/20 illusion and asks why, in 2025, women are still carrying the weight of progress that refuses to arrive.

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The System Won’t Change Itself

Post author By CreativeWomensAssociation
Post date October 9, 2025

The Creative Women’s Association never set out to talk about God or politics. But to fix a broken system, we have to name the architecture. From the 80/20 global wealth gap to the Vatican’s 5% female leadership, it’s clear: silence is the oldest form of control. Equality begins when women start talking about what they were told not to.

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The Creative Equity Index

Post author By CreativeWomensAssociation
Post date July 10, 2025

The Creative Equity Index is a blueprint for measurable, enforceable workplace standards that reflect the real economic load women carry — not just theory, but policy.

Tags Australia women workforce, burnout, care as infrastructure, Care Economy, creative equity, creative industry reform, creative women advocacy, Creative Women’s Association, creative workplace standards, domestic labour recognition, domestic work audit, early retirement women, Economic Justice, economic scaffolding, equity in funding, Feminist Economics, feminist infrastructure, feminist workplace, flexible funding for women, gender equality reforms, gender equity policy, gender retirement inequality, gender-responsive budgeting, invisible work, Mental Load, minimum standards for women, modern unionism, Motherhood Penalty, policy for artists, RPL for caregivers, social prescribing and care, structural bias, super gap, unpaid care economy, Unpaid Labour, women and superannuation, women in policy, women’s economic independence, women’s leadership pathways

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The Cycle of Erasure

Post author By CreativeWomensAssociation
Post date July 10, 2025

Women create culture, corporations profit, and the originators disappear. This piece explores how cultural capital is mined from female creators, how platforms like Etsy and eBay profit from feminine labor, and how we can shift the system to value creators—not just trends.

Tags Art Is Labour, Content Creation, Creative Economy, Creative Industries, Cultural Labour, Digital Exploitation, Economic Justice, Equity In Art, Female Founders, Feminist Economics, Global GDP, Intellectual Property, Invisible Labour, Platform Capitalism, TikTok Economy, UNESCO Report, Women And Work, Women in Business

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The Invisible Engine

Post author By CreativeWomensAssociation
Post date July 10, 2025

Women are the backbone of the global creative economy—yet they remain unpaid, under-credited, and under-capitalised. Backed by the UNESCO Creative Economy Report, this article reframes the conversation around ownership, value, and visibility in the culture industries.

Tags Art Is Labour, Content Creation, Creative Economy, Creative Industries, Cultural Labour, Digital Exploitation, Economic Justice, Equity In Art, Female Founders, Feminist Economics, Global GDP, Intellectual Property, Invisible Labour, Platform Capitalism, TikTok Economy, UNESCO Report, Women And Work, Women Create Wealth, Women in Business

Economic Independence & Women's Enterprise The Future of Women's Work: Creative, Economic & Cultural Power

The P Word

Post author By CreativeWomensAssociation
Post date July 7, 2025

Patriarchy isn’t just a cultural legacy — it’s an economic structure that quietly extracts women’s unpaid labour while limiting their health, wealth, and opportunities. The future of women’s work won’t be handed over. It will be built.

Tags Care Economy, Creative Women’s Association, Economic Justice, Feminism, Gender Inequality, Gender Pay Gap, Gender Roles, Global Health, Health Inequity, Motherhood Penalty, Patriarchy, Social Systems, Structural Reform, Systemic Change, Unpaid Labour, Women’s Economic Security, Women’s Rights