- Report year:2010
- Organisation: Women in Mining (Canada)
Canadian women in mining and exploration represent a highly-skilled talent pool in a range of occupations, from CEOs, engineers, and geologists, to heavy equipment operators, and related industry workers. Recognizing the value of this resource to the sector, and concerned about women’s under-representation and underemployment, Women in Mining (WIM) Canada initiated the Ramp-UP study. Its purpose is to gather data on the issue and establish a baseline for measuring improvements.
The study gathered baseline statistical data on the representation of women as well as the perspectives of four key stakeholders, Female Employees, Employers, Female Students, and Educators on issues such as:
• working conditions and retention
• work–life support
• opportunities for advancement
• school-to-work transition
• degree of awareness and long-term appeal of mineral sector
career opportunities
The study gathered baseline statistical data on the representation of women as well as the perspectives of four key stakeholders, Female Employees, Employers, Female Students, and Educators on issues such as:
• working conditions and retention
• work–life support
• opportunities for advancement
• school-to-work transition
• degree of awareness and long-term appeal of mineral sector
career opportunities