WOMEN IN MINING
WIMC Board Members at the PDAC with Betty Ann Heggie a Winner of the 2015 Canadian Trailblazer Award
level positions in the mining sector .
Another organization making a difference is the Women Mining Coalition . Since 1993 , WMC has been cracking away at the glass ceiling , giving women a voice to speak up against political regulations as well as educating legislators the value of a healthy mining industry in the United States .
“ The Women Mining Coalition is a diversified organization of miners , vendors and suppliers , and engineering firms that make up this domestic industry ,” says Ann Carpenter , president and CEO of Remote Energy Solutions . “ We want to find as many women from those sectors as we can to illustrate how diversified and competent the mining industry is . Mining isn ’ t a just a man ’ s job , and we want to make sure legislators understand that . The group utilizes grassroot initiatives including organizing an annual Women ’ s Mining Coalition Fly-in to Washington , D . C . The purpose of the fly in is to speak with members of congress and educate them on the state of the mining industry , as well as possibly influence how some of the details of bills are crafted .
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