LES EFFETS SEXOSPÉCIFIQUES DE LA COVID-19 SUR L’ACTIVITÉ MINIÈRE ARTISANALE ET À PETITE-ÉCHELLE (ASM)

The document argues that COVID-19 exacerbated pre-existing gender inequalities in the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector, disproportionately affecting women through job losses, reduced incomes, and increased vulnerability to gender-based violence. Using case studies from Zimbabwe, Peru, and the Philippines, it highlights how women's roles—often considered 'peripheral' or informal—left them without government support and increased their domestic burdens. The brief recommends the adoption of rapid gender analyses, sex-disaggregated data collection, and gender-responsive budgeting to create emergency and long-term structural reforms that protect marginalized women in the mining sector.

• The COVID-19 pandemic intensified existing gender disparities in the ASM sector, where women already faced obstacles such as lower-paying roles, exclusion from high-paying activities like excavation, and limited access to finance and land ownership.
• Women in ASM were more likely to experience job losses during the pandemic because their roles—such as mineral washing, sorting, and providing food—were often viewed as 'peripheral' and deemed unnecessary under access restrictions.
• Food insecurity during the pandemic disproportionately affected women in ASM communities, with a higher proportion of women reporting that their households skipped meals compared to men.
• In Peru, 'pallaqueras' (women who collect residual gold) faced extreme economic vulnerability; 75% earn less than the federal minimum wage, and nearly 80% received no government aid by June 2020 due to their informal status.
• In the Philippines, the 'Enhanced Community Quarantine' (QRC) on Luzon led to a total suspension of gold production in areas like Itogon, leaving women without income and increasing their unpaid care work burden.
• Pandemic restrictions increased the risk of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) for women in ASM; for example, in Kenya, some women were forced to mine at night to avoid restrictions, increasing their vulnerability.
• Global policy responses to COVID-19 often neglected gender equality in the ASM sector, with only 23% of social protection or labor measures identified by the Global Gender Response Tracker being gender-sensitive.
• The document advocates for 'rapid gender analyses' to identify the immediate needs of marginalized women in ASM during crises, as detailed assessments are often too slow and hindered by a lack of sex-disaggregated data.

APA

Lyster, O., Smith-Roberts, A., & Tekinbas, E. (2022). LES EFFETS SEXOSPÉCIFIQUES DE LA COVID-19 SUR L’ACTIVITÉ MINIÈRE ARTISANALE ET À PETITE-ÉCHELLE (ASM). International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2022-03/gendered-impacts-covid-19-asm-fr.pdf

Chicago

Lyster, Olivia, Ashley Smith-Roberts, and Ege Tekinbas. LES EFFETS SEXOSPÉCIFIQUES DE LA COVID-19 SUR L’ACTIVITÉ MINIÈRE ARTISANALE ET À PETITE-ÉCHELLE (ASM). International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2022. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2022-03/gendered-impacts-covid-19-asm-fr.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{lyster2022les, author = {Lyster, Olivia and Smith-Roberts, Ashley and Tekinbas, Ege}, title = {{LES EFFETS SEXOSPÉCIFIQUES DE LA COVID-19 SUR L’ACTIVITÉ MINIÈRE ARTISANALE ET À PETITE-ÉCHELLE (ASM)}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2022}, month = jan, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2022-03/gendered-impacts-covid-19-asm-fr.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }