Bordering on Equality: Women Miners in North America

Mercier, Laurie

doi:10.22459/gf.03.2011.03

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“…In the global mining industry, equal opportunity legislation introduced by various countries (such as Canada and Australia) opened up former bastions, such as mining, to women (Mercier 2011;Minerals Council of Australia 2011:1). Women in Mining (WIM) (UK), in cooperation with Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC) and with support from Anglo American, BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, investigated the top 500 publicly traded mining companies in the context of gender diversity.…”

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Barriers to Career Advancement of Women in Mining: A Qualitative Analysis

Botha

2018

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In recent years, various initiatives, protocols and legislation have been developed globally to promote gender equality and address existing discrimination against women. South Africa is no exception to this trend. In the global mining industry, equal opportunity and mining legislation introduced by various countries, including South Africa, have opened up former bastions, such as mining, to women.Since the introduction of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 28 of 2002 and the accompanying Broad-Based Socio- Economic Empowerment Charter, in 2004, the number of women in the mining industry has increased significantly. However, the â€œgender issueâ€ still remains contentious and very problematic in the industry and women are still subjected to various challenges.This article aims to reveal the barriers women encounter in the industry. This study adopted a qualitative research design. Data were collected by means of semi-structured individual and group interviews. The research findings show that women are subjected to social, physiological, structural and employment barriers. Therefore, it is of paramount importance that the relevant government departments, top and senior management in the mining industry, as well as human resource managers and employment relations practitioners embrace and support a clear-cut vision of gender diversity in the industry.

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Barriers to Career Advancement of Women in Mining: A Qualitative Analysis

Botha

2018

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“…The literature reports that the vulnerability of women in mining is a cross-border issue. On many continents, women are excluded from the extractive industries, and this is due to superstitions, beliefs, traditions, and legal conditions [60]. Working in a mine is perceived as a male occupation, and women who find employment in the exploitation of minerals often arouse interest and are patronized [61].…”

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Declaration of the Sustainable Development Goals of Mining Companies and the Effect of Their Activities in Selected Areas

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The article addresses the issues of sustainable development in relation to a selected group of mining companies. The main objective of the article was to verify the companies’ declarations on the convergence of sustainable development goals (SDGs) and the assessment of their actual actions. In order to achieve this objective, the authors hypothesized and adopted, among others, a multi-stage logical thinking-based methodology. In addition, several research methods were used, i.e., a review of regulations and scientific articles, a qualitative literature review—extracting and collecting information, developing a categorization framework, and a comparative method based on a case study. The study started with extracting and collecting social and environmental information disclosed by Polish mining companies at the level of declaring SDGs targets (KGHM, LW Bogdanka, and JSW). Sourced from reports and company statements. In the next step, a leader (KGHM) was selected, and a comparison was made with a global enterprise (Barrick Gold), according to the adopted categorization framework for social initiatives. Common areas of both SDGs declarations and actions for these entities were identified, and measures of their implementation were suggested. Two main metrics were proposed for the social area, i.e., health and safety in relation to the financial performance of the companies and diversity in management and supervisory bodies. The role and importance of the prioritization of ESG (environmental, social, and governance) disclosures by the industry players are indicated.

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“…Women have been active in the mining sector in various ways and in many countries for a very long time, although they are periodically sidelined by men when other sources of employment (including war) become less crucial. Mercier (2011) explains that women achieved inroads into mining in North America at two particular stages of the twentieth century, for different reasons, namely during the Second World War and then in the 1970s, as described below:…”

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The role of gender in the extractives industries

Macdonald¹

2017

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In recognizing that women's participation and gender equity is a precondition for the achievement of acceptable development outcomes, extractives industry companies are increasingly making public commitments to integrating gender equality, inclusion, and women's economic empowerment into aspects of their operations. This paper reviews recent literature on gender and the extractives industries and then considers the following questions that emerged from the scholarship. How is gender understood in the extractives sector and has this changed over time? What are the gendered impacts of the extractives industries? Are women passive victims of the sector rather than active participants or even resisters to industrial expansion? What is the nature of extractives-associated sex-work and gender-based violence in various settings? In addition, the paper presents available information on women's participation in the extractives industry, both formal and informal, and how these differ, and evaluates industry efforts towards achieving improved gender balance and equity in the sector.

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Bordering on Equality: Women Miners in North America

Cited by 5 publications

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Barriers to Career Advancement of Women in Mining: A Qualitative Analysis

Barriers to Career Advancement of Women in Mining: A Qualitative Analysis

Declaration of the Sustainable Development Goals of Mining Companies and the Effect of Their Activities in Selected Areas

The role of gender in the extractives industries

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