“ ULTIMATELY , WE SHOULDN ’ T NEED TO HAVE A DEPARTMENT FOR DIVERSITY , THE GOAL IS FOR IT TO BE NATURALLY OCCURRING ”
— Irene Schlechter Kutscher , Corporate Diversity & Inclusion Director , Codelco
Sweden and Women in Mining ; it also works closely to forge links with universities across the country . “ We have bi-monthly meetings with the Federation of Workers in Mining [ Chile ’ s biggest union ],” adds Schlechter Kutscher . Beyond Codelco , Schlechter Kutscher can see a growing trend of mining companies increasing the number of female employees and empowering them to develop their technical abilities . “ We were among the pioneers ,” she says proudly .
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