Tag: Feminist Economics

The $5.63 Trillion Blind Spot in the Global Economy

Post author By CreativeWomensAssociation
Post date April 8, 2026

A new structural framework from the Creative Women’s Association introduces the DCL, ILV, and CWI—three instruments that measure unpaid labour, calculate its economic value, and define it as a formal workforce sector, challenging how the global economy recognises women’s work.

Tags Care Economy, Creative Women’s Association, cultural work, economic reform, Feminist Economics, gender economics, intangible labour, policy innovation, provenance, social infrastructure, Structural Framework, UNESCO Cultural Heritage, Unpaid Care Work, Women in Culture, Workforce Policy

Women in Culture

Post author By CreativeWomensAssociation
Post date March 24, 2026

The Women in Culture initiative by the Creative Women’s Association addresses the historical under-recognition of women’s cultural and intellectual contributions, reframing cultural work as a system that must be recognised, measured and sustained.

Tags 78% unpaid work, Care Economy, cost of unpaid labour, CWA, economic justice for women, Feminist Economics, gender and economics, Gender Equity, Gender Pay Gap, intangible labour, Invisible Labour, unpaid care work statistics, unpaid household work, unpaid women's labour, women and money, women's advocacy

That number is 76.

Post author By CreativeWomensAssociation
Post date March 23, 2026

Women perform 76% of all unpaid household and care work — not because of love alone, but because of a system designed to keep that labour invisible and free. This piece examines the staggering economic reality behind that number, why no other category of worker is expected to operate under the same terms, and what it means to finally call unpaid women’s work what it is: the largest unacknowledged labour subsidy in history.

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

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

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

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

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

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