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The Care Economy Is Not a Side Hustle

Post author By CreativeWomensAssociation
Post date April 20, 2026

The global care economy is rapidly expanding but remains structurally undervalued. This article explores why care is not a secondary system but a foundational economic force — and what must change to support it.

Tags Care Economy, Creative Women’s Association, Cultural Work Theory, Economic Systems, Global Policy, Intangible Labour Value, social infrastructure, Women and Economy, Workforce Participation, World Economic Forum

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Investing in Care Creates a Virtuous Cycle of Prosperity

Post author By CreativeWomensAssociation
Post date April 17, 2026

Investment in the care economy is emerging as a key driver of economic growth and gender equality. This article explores how strengthening care systems can create a virtuous cycle of prosperity and long-term stability.

Tags Care Economy, Creative Women’s Association, Cultural Work Theory, Economic Growth, gender equality, Intangible Labour Value, social infrastructure, Women and Economy, Workforce Participation, World Economic Forum

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What Happens When We Stop Expecting Cultural Work to Be Free?

Post author By CreativeWomensAssociation
Post date April 16, 2026

Cultural work underpins modern economies but remains largely unpaid and unmeasured. This article explores what happens when societies begin to formally recognise and support cultural labour — and why it could reshape economic participation and stability.

Tags Care Economy, Creative Women’s Association, Cultural Economy, cultural work, economic participation, Intangible Labour Value, provenance, social infrastructure, Women and Economy, Workforce Systems

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The Work of Cultural Transmission

Post author By CreativeWomensAssociation
Post date April 13, 2026

An analysis of how Japan’s recognition of cultural transmission since the 1950s reveals a structural gap in Western economies, where unmeasured cultural labour — primarily performed by women — has created a compounding economic deficit now estimated at $5.63 trillion.

Tags Civil Society, Compound Interest Economics, Creative Women’s Association, cultural policy, Cultural Transmission, cultural work, Economic Systems, Intangible Labour Value, Japan Living National Treasures, social infrastructure, Women and Economy, Workforce Recognition

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Civil Society Revisited

Post author By CreativeWomensAssociation
Post date April 9, 2026

The term civil society is often used broadly — to describe the space between government, market and community. It is associated with participation, rights, institutions and social cohesion. But at its core, civil society has always had a more precise function: it is the system through which a society maintains stability, continuity and shared standards of living.

The question is not whether a country has a civil society.
The question is whether that society is structurally stable — and for whom.

Tags Civil Society, Creative Women’s Association, Cultural Work Theory, economic participation, gender equality, OECD, social infrastructure, Social Innovation, Women and Economy