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It identifies barriers such as cultural norms, a lack of STEM education, and inadequate childcare facilities, while highlighting the role of company initiatives and advocacy groups in promoting gender inclusivity.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002341#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Women's representation in the mining and quarrying sector is low, accounting for 18% of total employment in 2017. Within the specific group of 23 large-scale mines and their contractors, Ghanaian women's representation was 13.5% in 2017, falling to 8% in 2019 and slightly recovering to 9% in 2021.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002341#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Employment patterns show that women are more likely to be employed at younger ages (below 34), with a relative lack of women in the prime age range of 35–44. This is attributed to career interruptions for family reasons, specifically maternity leave, compounded by a lack of workplace childcare facilities and inflexible work arrangements.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002341#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Women are concentrated in specific occupational roles; in nine GCM member mines in 2020, 90% of women were employed as labourers (49%) and managers (41%). While women dominated human resources roles (60% at Gold Fields Tarkwa contractors), they were severely underrepresented in technical areas, such as engineering (4% women) and protection services (1% women).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002341#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A significant gap exists in technical education and skills. Only 12.7% of women nationally have attained secondary, vocational, or technical education compared to 21.5% of men. In 2020, women accounted for only 10% of the skilled labour force in GCM member mines.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002341#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Women have better opportunities for senior positions when employed directly by large-scale mines (14% representation) than through contractors (7%). Larger mines, such as Newmont Ghana Ahafo (20%), tend to have higher proportions of women in senior roles.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002341#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is a persistent gender pay gap in the extractive sector. While some companies like Newmont report a gap of 7% (women earning 93% of men's pay), the median gender pay gap for the overall extractive sector was 27.5% in 2013, largely due to women's lower levels of STEM qualifications.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002341#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Employment turnover for women is higher than for men. 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