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Meet the Women in Culture Awards

Post author By CreativeWomensAssociation
Post date May 5, 2026

The Women in Culture Awards are Australia’s first national awards to recognise women’s cultural work as a distinct professional field — presented on 17 October, the International Day of Intangible Cultural Heritage. CWA is seeking a founding partner for the inaugural 2026 ceremony. Here is why these awards exist, and why they matter now.

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Women Deliver 2026

Post author By CreativeWomensAssociation
Post date April 30, 2026

Australia hosted Women Deliver 2026 and the Melbourne Declaration — a global call for states to recognise women’s work. But Australia has not ratified the UNESCO convention that would make that recognition binding. The Creative Women’s Association examines the gap between declaration and action, and what comes next.