Women in mining: from subtle barriers to open prejudice

Valadares, Sabrina Silva; Neto, Antônio Carvalho; Santos, Carolina Maria Mota; Diniz, Daniela Martins

doi:10.1108/rege-10-2021-0193

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“…This implies that through mining, women in the study area has been able to contribute effectively toward the wellbeing of their family, and their career in general. The result is congruent with Bailey-Kruger (2012); NEITI (2020) ; Romano and Papastefanaki (2020); Ofosu, Torbor, and Sarpong (2022) and Valadares, De Carvalho Neto, Mota-Santos, and Diniz (2022).…”

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Impact of mining on the livelihood of women in Gashaka local government area, Taraba State

Ojeh,

Elijah

2024

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This study focuses on evaluating the impact of mining on the livelihoods of women in Gashaka Local Government Area (LGA) of Taraba State. The primary objective is to examine the effects of mining on the women's livelihoods within this particular community. The research adopted a survey research method, employing a self-constructed questionnaire for data collection with 118 randomly selected respondents. Utilizing a descriptive statistical approach, the study presented its findings through tables and charts. The research revealed that a majority of the respondents are actively engaged in mining, primarily extracting blue sapphire and other stones in the region. Post-mining activities predominantly involve selling the minerals at the Serti main market in Gashaka. Specific mining areas identified include Mayo Jim, Bodel, Garbabi, and Karamti, with Garbabi exhibiting the highest mining activity in Gashaka LGA. The study underscored the substantial impact of mining on the socio-economic well-being of women, positioning it as a major source of empowerment for them. Based on its findings, the study recommends that the government formulate policies to facilitate the responsible development of mining activities in Gashaka LGA. It emphasizes addressing critical issues and providing support to workers to enhance efficiency and reduce stress. Additionally, the research advocates for the implementation of an empowerment program by the state government, specifically targeting women and other miners in the region. This program should offer alternative livelihood sources, mitigate the adverse effects of mining, and discourage illegal mining practices in the area.

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confidence: 84%

Impact of mining on the livelihood of women in Gashaka local government area, Taraba State

Ojeh,

Elijah

2024

2641-0249

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“…Women managers in the mining industry also experience harassment from their colleagues. This supports Botha's (2018) findings which are due to the small number of women in the mining industry, making them vulnerable to harassment (Botha, 2016;Botha, 2018;Kansake et al, 2021;Valadares et al, 2022). Companies are also seen as a challenge in the career development process.…”

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confidence: 74%

“…Female workers in the mining industry are vulnerable because there are fewer female workers than male workers (Valadares et al, 2022). The forms of challenges in the career development process are family, organizational and social challenges (Ismail & Ibrahim, 2008), which are caused by men playing more of a role as breadwinners, while women are considered to play the role of homemakers and looking after children, apart from having to deal with discrimination in the workplace, sexual harassment, and company policies that are not friendly to women/gender neutral policies (Powell, 1999;Powell & Graves, 2003;Verma, 2018).…”

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Exploratory Study of Women Managers’s Career Development in Mining Industry: Challenges, Support, and Strategies Behind It

Sulthan Naufal Rabbani

2024

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The increase of women manager each year coexist with the low percentage compared to their male couneterparts caused by the challenges in their career development in the form of glass ceiling phenomenon, resulting in underrepresentative of women in strategic position in minings’s oil and gas company, which is a male dominated industry. This research explores the experiences of 6 women managers’s career advancement by conducting an in-depth interview. Using thematic analysis, this research found that women managers in oil and gas encounter challenges from their personal life and external matters, receive support from their partners and external side, and implement strategy relating to oneself and their external environment. This research also found the views regarding the figure of professional female workers in the mining industry are seen as the basis for female worker to compete in this industry. This research fills the gap in literature which discusses glass ceiling in male dominated industry, specifically in the perspective of women managers and their experience in career development process. The findings could serve as reference for employer in order to create gender-friendly and gender-neutral policy and to open many other possibilities for women in order to have an equal opportunity to serve in strategic positions.

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“…To be taken seriously, women must work harder than men and sacrifice their femininity (Phoshoko, 2022). This assertion is corroborated by Valadares et al (2022), who state that women must work much harder than men to demonstrate their competence in the workplace. Recent research conducted by the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF) (2023) revealed that sexist biases in large-scale mining may be preventing women from entering the mining industry.…”

Section: Negative Gender Stereotypes and Workplace Culturementioning

confidence: 82%

Factors affecting the attraction of women to technical mining positions in South Africa

Mashaba,

Botha

2023

SA Journal of Human Resource Management

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Orientation: Since the advent of democracy, various laws and policies have been enacted to redress past inequalities concerning women’s inclusion in mining.Research purpose: The study aimed to investigate factors influencing women’s attraction to technical positions in the South African mining industry and to also uncover what could be done to encourage their successful participation in the industry.Motivation for the study: Despite the availability of opportunities in the mining industry, women’s occupancy of technical positions is moving at a snail’s pace.Research approach/design and method: The research was conducted using a convergent parallel mixed-methods research design, with a sample consisting of women in technical mining positions and employer representatives.Main findings: The exploratory factor analysis identified four factors as important for attracting women to technical mining positions. These were application and development value, interest value, economic value and social value. The qualitative findings revealed that the following barriers affect the inclusion of women in mining: the lack of career awareness of mining-related qualifications; the notion that mining jobs are physically demanding for women; work-life balance issues and a workplace culture in mining that is perceived as unwelcoming to women.Practical/managerial implications: This research is significant in that it provides employers and human resource managers with information about factors affecting the attraction of women to technical positions in South Africa’s mining industry and globally.Contribution/value-add: This study contributes to the body of knowledge on women in mining, generally, and the factors attracting women to technical mining positions, specifically.

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Women in mining: from subtle barriers to open prejudice

Cited by 6 publications

References 34 publications

Impact of mining on the livelihood of women in Gashaka local government area, Taraba State

Impact of mining on the livelihood of women in Gashaka local government area, Taraba State

Exploratory Study of Women Managers’s Career Development in Mining Industry: Challenges, Support, and Strategies Behind It

Factors affecting the attraction of women to technical mining positions in South Africa

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