Impactful Women: Examining Opportunities and Constraints for Women in Mining Organizations Worldwide

In every mining region across the globe, there are a multitude of entities primarily focused on progressing the interests of women in mining. At the national level, the most notable interest group is that of Women in Mining (WIM) organizations. Although WIM organizations share a common vision, their objectives and forms vary. WIM organizations generally evolve organically and are structured, managed, and financed in accordance with their membership composition, location, context, and purpose. Regardless of the form, the number of WIM organizations has been steadily increasing over the last decade. Despite their existence in some jurisdictions for several decades now, little information on the inner workings of WIM organizations exists. More widely, the reality of women in mining remains under-studied and often misunderstood. 

A new report, “Impactful Women: Examining Opportunities and Constraints for Women in Mining Organizations Worldwide”, shines a light on the inner-workings of WIM organizations in over two-dozen countries. The findings presented in this report provide governments, donors, international organizations, industry leaders and other stakeholders with a rich dataset to build and leverage capacity building efforts for women-led mining organizations across the globe. On March 9,2022 we will launch this report and host a conversation on the importance of women in mining organizations and their contribution to progressing the interests of women in mining. Join us.