Women and the Mine of the Future (WMF) Project

Published: 03/12/2021

2 December 2021

“Transparent, free, and accessible data and collaboration across all actors are needed to achieve gender equality and empowerment for women and girls. We know the nature of the problem, but we need more concrete and concerted action in response.” – IWiM Director, Barbara Dischinger

In this month’s IGF Mining blog, our Director, Barbara Dischinger (She/Her), introduces the Women and the Mine of the Future project – a collaborative effort between the IGF, International Labour Organization, UN Environment Programme, and IWiM.

She shares how the collection of data is essential for the mining sector to successfully address gender inequality and harness opportunities for women in the mining sector.

To read her complete blog post visit: https://www.igfmining.org/establishing-baseline-data-women-mine-future/