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The $5.63 Trillion Blind Spot in the Global Economy

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.

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Culture First

Culture is often described through creative expression, but deeper systems organise how knowledge, skills and traditions move through society. Cultural Work Theory reframes creativity as a quality of practice within the broader system of culture, positioning contemporary culture as a field of social innovation and social infrastructure.

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Women Are Culture

On International Women’s Day, this article explores why safeguarding women’s cultural work is essential to sustaining living heritage. From teaching and care to craft, design and leadership, women carry the knowledge systems that allow culture to remain alive across generations.