According to the group Women in Mining Canada, the Canadian mining industry has much untapped potential which could be put to good use if more companies were able to find and retain qualified female employees.
The sector faces many challenges including a pending skilled labour shortage. Many experts agree that improving diversity within the mining workforce by attracting and retaining traditionally underrepresented groups such as women may be the best solution. To that end, WIM Canada encourages young women to explore a career within the minerals sector; and helps established professionals connect and navigate their way through a successful career in the minerals sector. (WIM Canada)
If their website is any indication, they seem determined to succeed: they offer resources on a wide variety of topics, including both research and training materials designed to help mining companies recognize the potential of women workers and ensure their continued success.
It seems that their efforts may already be coming to fruition. According to a December 2014 report from the Record, the lack of diversity in mining has been targeted in a new series of rules requiring that all firms listed in the Toronto Stock Exchange will be required to make public the number of women on their boards and in executive and director positions. The hope is that with greater transparency will come greater change, since shareholders and employees alike may access this information.
We're always happy to hear news of the mining work force expanding, and we're doubly glad to salute the hard-working women of the Canadian mining work force.
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