INTERNATIONAL WOMEN IN MINING AND BRIDGING THE GENDER GAP
in the mining industry ,” she says .
What is clear is that across the industry , we know and see that there are gaps in the trades , at executive level and in some technical and operating roles . Our research project aims to get more clarity around statistics : explore how many women work in mining . It has been an interesting journey and we are currently partnering with third party organisations to unlock some of those numbers on the ground . Most of the existing metrics are owned by mining companies . What we would like to see is more transparency or access to those figures and collaboration with mining companies .
Since its formation , IWiM has grown exponentially and now boasts over 9,500 members from over 100 countries and connects with women in mining ( WIM ) groups the world over .
This strong hub of multi-disciplined , multi-talented , multi-backgrounded volunteers and members is a testament to the vision of IWiM .
“ An example of what we do is the way we help groups set up and give them an idea of what they can be , how they can do it , and connect them with existing groups in order to expand their network ,” says Reed .
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