LA PERSPECTIVA DE GÉNERO EN LA GOBERNANZA DE LA MINERÍA: OPORTUNIDADES PARA RESPONSABLES DE POLÍTICAS

The briefing argues that mining activities disproportionately affect men and women differently, often leaving women with minimal benefits and higher exposure to environmental and social risks. It proposes 25 specific actions for governments across five key areas: legislation, institutional strengthening, land acquisition, impact assessments, and community development. Key recommendations include implementing gender-disaggregated data collection, creating national action plans for gender equality in mining, ensuring equitable compensation for land expropriation, and integrating gender-sensitive criteria into Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIAs). The document also emphasizes the need for fiscal incentives for companies promoting gender equality and the protection of women from gender-based violence in mining communities.

• Mining laws and regulations frequently fail to incorporate gender equality principles or recognize women as active participants, leading to their exclusion from the formal workforce and disproportionate exposure to health risks and gender-based violence.
• Governments are encouraged to establish national action plans for gender equality in mining, which should include gender indicators, dedicated budgets, and the active participation of women's organizations in monitoring and evaluation.
• To improve decision-making, governments and companies should systematically collect and analyze sex-disaggregated data regarding employment (technical and leadership roles) and community participation (consultation and local suppliers).
• Land acquisition for mining often discriminates against women, particularly widows and divorced women, because compensation is typically granted to male heads of household who hold the land titles.
• Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIAs) must be updated to analyze how mining activities affect gender roles and relations, utilizing an intersectional lens to consider women with disabilities, ethnic minorities, and indigenous women.
• Governments can use fiscal incentives to encourage mining companies to support women-owned local businesses in supply chains, fund STEM education for girls, and provide gender-specific workplace facilities such as lactation rooms and safe changing areas.
• Local content policies often exclude women due to ingrained gender inequalities regarding access to land, equipment, and finance; governments should address this through quotas or support programs for women entrepreneurs.

APA

Tekinbas, E., & Deonandan, K. (2021). LA PERSPECTIVA DE GÉNERO EN LA GOBERNANZA DE LA MINERÍA: OPORTUNIDADES PARA RESPONSABLES DE POLÍTICAS. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2021-03/gender-mining-governance-es.pdf

Chicago

Tekinbas, Ege, and Kalowatie Deonandan. LA PERSPECTIVA DE GÉNERO EN LA GOBERNANZA DE LA MINERÍA: OPORTUNIDADES PARA RESPONSABLES DE POLÍTICAS. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2021. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2021-03/gender-mining-governance-es.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{tekinbas2021perspectiva, author = {Tekinbas, Ege and Deonandan, Kalowatie}, title = {{LA PERSPECTIVA DE GÉNERO EN LA GOBERNANZA DE LA MINERÍA: OPORTUNIDADES PARA RESPONSABLES DE POLÍTICAS}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2021}, month = mar, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2021-03/gender-mining-governance-es.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }