Moderator: Lia Uribe (University of Arkansas, RefleXions Music Series) will moderate a panel on creative justice and equitable distribution of resources in cultural institutions through just processes for artists and audiences. In the panel we’ll be using the frame of creative justice, to examine how music can be used to challenge power structures while empowering diverse audiences and philanthropy, and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in all aspects of the creative process, from funding and production to distribution and consumption. This conversation will offer opportunities to improve the justice literacies of our MQVC community by connecting it with agents who sharpen their skills at producing equitable and just outcomes on regular basis. We will explore the intricate relationship between creative justice and gender inclusion within the classical music domain. Classical music, often regarded as a bastion of tradition, has long grappled with issues of gender disparity, limiting opportunities for female composers, conductors, instrumentalists, educators, administrators, and more. Last, through an interdisciplinary lens, we will examine a theoretical frame for creative justice, and initiatives and movements that have emerged to challenge traditional norms and foster greater gender diversity within the field. These endeavors encompass educational reforms, advocacy for gender-sensitive programming, and the amplification of underrepresented voices, among other measures.