Tag: GenderEquity

Australia’s Creative Economy Is Running on Empty

Post author By CreativeWomensAssociation
Post date November 28, 2025

Australia’s creative economy is being held back by the collapse of its textile manufacturing base. With less than 1% of apparel textiles milled onshore and no national provenance certification, Australia risks losing its cultural, economic, and creative sovereignty. A real creative economy requires structure, manufacturing, and protected provenance — not symbolic celebration days.

Tags Certification, CreativeAuthority, CreativeCare, CreativeEconomy, CreativeExcellence, CreativeHealth, CreativeWomensAssociation, CreativeWorkforce, CulturalEconomy, CWAAustralia, GenderEquity, NationalStandards, PreventativeHealth, SystemChange, UNESCO, WomenAndWork

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Not a Hobby Course.

Post author By CreativeWomensAssociation
Post date November 27, 2025

Australia has 0% national certification for creative work, despite women forming the majority of creative and care-based labour. Global evidence from UNESCO, WHO, and WEF shows that creative practice requires structured pathways and professional accreditation to become a recognised workforce. The Creative Women’s Association proposes a national certification model to address this systemic gap.

Tags Certification, CreativeAuthority, CreativeCare, CreativeEconomy, CreativeExcellence, CreativeHealth, CreativeWomensAssociation, CreativeWorkforce, CulturalEconomy, CWAAustralia, GenderEquity, NationalStandards, PreventativeHealth, SystemChange, UNESCO, WomenAndWork, WomenInCreativity, WorkforceReform