GENDER IN MINING GOVERNANCE: OPPORTUNITIES FOR POLICY-MAKERS

The briefing outlines 25 policy recommendations for governments to address gender inequalities in the mining sector. It focuses on legislative reforms, institutional capacity building, fair land acquisition, gender-responsive impact assessments, community development, and the protection of women's safety and security. The goal is to ensure women's equal participation in the workforce and their fair share of the sector's economic and social benefits.

• Governments are encouraged to adopt human rights-based and gender-responsive regulatory frameworks, starting with a gender analysis to identify discrimination patterns and barriers to women's participation in the mining workforce.
• To ensure accountability and informed decision-making, governments should require the collection and analysis of gender-disaggregated data regarding both corporate occupational outlooks and community involvement.
• Land acquisition processes often disadvantage women, particularly widows and divorcees, because compensation is typically granted to male heads of households; governments should establish standards for equal compensation and require consultation with women during land sales.
• Mining governance should integrate gender into Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIAs) through standalone Gender Impact Assessments (GIAs) or integrated approaches that use an intersectional lens to analyze impacts on diverse groups, such as Indigenous women and women with disabilities.
• Governments can use tax incentives to encourage mining companies to implement gender-responsive programs, such as supporting women-owned businesses in supply chains, providing technical training, and offering safe, sex-segregated facilities at mine sites.
• To address gender-based violence (GBV), governments should require mining companies to include GBV in grievance mechanisms, develop response plans with service providers, and fund women-focused services like shelters and counseling.
• Local content policies should explicitly address discrimination to prevent women from being excluded from mining supply chains due to limited access to land, equipment, and finance.

APA

Tekinbas, E., & Deonandan, K. (2021). GENDER IN MINING GOVERNANCE: OPPORTUNITIES FOR POLICY-MAKERS. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2021-03/gender-mining-governance.pdf

Chicago

Tekinbas, Ege, and Kalowatie Deonandan. GENDER IN MINING GOVERNANCE: OPPORTUNITIES FOR POLICY-MAKERS. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2021. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2021-03/gender-mining-governance.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{tekinbas2021gender, author = {Tekinbas, Ege and Deonandan, Kalowatie}, title = {{GENDER IN MINING GOVERNANCE: OPPORTUNITIES FOR POLICY-MAKERS}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2021}, month = mar, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2021-03/gender-mining-governance.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }