Unearthing New Resources: Attracting and Retaining Women in the Australian Minerals Industry
Unearthing New Resources: Attracting and Retaining Women in the Australian Minerals Industry Report
- Author(s): Australian Government Office for Women,
- Published: 2007
- Publisher: Australian Government Office for Women
Abstract: The statistics in the Australian minerals industry are stark: women comprise approximately 18% of minerals industry workforce (both sites and corporate) compared to a national participation rate of 45%; women represent just over 3% of all employees at mine sites and minerals processing operations; and Indigenous women represent 12% of all Indigenous employees. It is widely recognised that the effective participation of women in the minerals industry is limited by a number of key structural issues, including: the low level of part time work in the minerals industry compared to other sectors, including other traditionally male oriented industries is an obvious impediment in that 40% of female employment nationally is part time; the industry’s culture of overwork, long hours and intensity has had a more negative impact on women than men because of their additional caring responsibilities; and the remote nature of the industry is also a factor inhibiting female participation in the industry, though this is much less so in regard to the engagement of Indigenous women.
- Urls: https://web.archive.org/web/20180313203535/http://www.minerals.org.au/file_upload/files/publications/unearthing_new_resources.pdf
- Publisher Location: Canberra