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In galleries, museums, performing arts companies and arts organisations generally, the question of whether the glass ceiling has been shattered is frequently contested. Women are still absent from world auction records, as well as the top jobs across sectors.
But in the online world, women are rising to the top as creative entrepreneurs. A new report from Etsy, the dominant platform for handmade wares, found 94% of sellers in Australia are women.
In the general marketplace, women make up only a third of business owners, so why Etsy?
Etsy Managing Director, Asia & Australia, Helen Souness told ArtsHub the backdrop of the findings is that women love making and creativity.
‘Not that men don’t, but there is this pool of women expressing their creativity in their homes or studios.’
