Women in Mining

The Minerals Council Women in Mining initiative was launched on March 2020 to streamline strategies of the mining industry to advance women in mining by focusing on advancing women representation and encouraging decisions that are in the best interest of women.

CRITICAL TEAM MEMBERS

Dr Thuthula Balfour: Project Lead
Boitumelo Nkomo: Project Coordinator

CONTEXT

Increasing women's representation and ensuring that the mining sector is a safe environment for women to work, realise their career ideals and thrive is a Minerals Council strategic goal. The strategic objectives are set by Minerals Council leadership in collaboration with member companies' leaders to ensure the stretch targets set out in the project strategy are achieved and that the initiative remains a key priority for all.

The work of the Women in Mining project team, the Women in Mining Leadership Forum and Task Team, and our member companies means that this goal remains front an centre of everything that we do.

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women in mining [PDF 114KB]

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and Inclusion reporting portal

SEE WHAT WE DO

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National Day of Women in Mining 2022

Today we celebrate the National Day of Women in Mining 2022. We are committed to increasing the representation of women in the South African mining industry.

International Day of Women in Mining 2022

The Minerals Council South Africa and Women in Mining South Africa (WiMSA) today marked the International Day of Women In Mining 2022 by co-hosting a symposium with key stakeholders and partners in the mining industry, focused on the theme of “Diversity and Equity: The inclusion of Youth and Women in Mining”.

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International Women’s Day 2022

International Women’s Day (IWD) celebrates the economic, political, and social achievements of women: past, present and in the future. The theme for IWD 2022 is “#Break the Bias”.

National Day of Women in Mining 2021

Committing to “Generation Equality: Realising Women's Rights for an Equal Future”

International Women’s Day 2021

This International Women’s Day, members of the Minerals Council’s Women in Mining Leadership Forum #ChooseToChallenge the issues holding back women’s progress.

Minerals Council Supports the first ever Global Women in Mining Summit

The Minerals Council supported the first ever Global Women in Mining Summit, hosted by International Women in Mining, which took place on 1-2 March 2021.

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Women in Mining COVID-19 Heroes 2020

On the front-line of our fight against COVID-19, each of these heroes has gone above and beyond the call of duty and made a real difference in the lives of her colleagues, her community and her family. We celebrate them!

National Day of Women in Mining 2020

The Minerals Council South Africa launched the first National Day of Women in Mining highlighting its focus on the implementation of initiatives designed to achieve stretch targets for the representation and advancement of women in the South African mining industry.

Women in Mining in South Africa

Women working in the mining industry should have the same opportunities open to them as men, and must be safe to pursue them.

Stop Abuse of Women

In this month when International Women’s Day is celebrated, the Minerals Council South Africa has launched the “Stop abuse of women” campaign to address sexual and gender-based violence and harassment on South Africa’s mines and in mining and labour-sending communities. The campaign is aimed at both men and women; outlines what is meant by abuse; and spells out the potential consequences of abuse against women.

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