Global Review

The report identifies a significant gap between the availability of gender analysis tools and their actual implementation by governments and mining companies. It categorizes approaches into gender analysis within environmental and social impact assessments (ESIAs), stand-alone gender impact assessments (GIAs), and integration into human rights due diligence. The author argues that strong regulatory frameworks, such as those in Canada, are essential to mandate these analyses. Case studies from Canada, Zambia, and Indonesia illustrate how multistakeholder partnerships and intersectional lenses can improve outcomes, though implementation remains inconsistent.

• There is a systemic failure by governments and mining companies to conduct comprehensive and structured gender analysis throughout the mining project cycle, with gender impact assessment being the lowest-scoring measure in the Responsible Mining Foundation’s Responsible Mining Index 2022.
• A primary cause for the neglect of gender impact assessments is the absence of formal expectations within site-level environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards and a general lack of legal governance structures.
• Canada is identified as the only country that has taken steps to regulate its impact assessment governance to promote gender equality in mining, specifically through the 2019 Impact Assessment Act and the Gender-Based Analysis Plus (GBA+) framework.
• Mining operations can cause severe gender-differentiated impacts, including increased risks of gender-based violence, loss of land-based livelihoods for women, and an increase in women's unpaid care work due to pollution-related illnesses.
• The mining sector remains heavily male-dominated, with women representing only 5% to 15% of the formal workforce and facing significant under-representation in technical training programs.
• Multistakeholder partnerships between governments, civil society, and companies are identified as key enablers for achieving better results and building trust during the implementation of gender-responsive impact assessments.
• Effective community engagement in impact assessments requires translating technical documents into local languages and using accessible formats to ensure women and under-represented groups can provide informed input.
• The report emphasizes that gender analysis must be intersectional, recognizing that women are not a homogenous group and that impacts vary based on age, sociocultural background, disability, and sexuality.

APA

Tekinbas, E. (2022). Global Review. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2022-10/integrating-gender-mining-impact-assessments.pdf

Chicago

Tekinbas, Ege. Global Review. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2022. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2022-10/integrating-gender-mining-impact-assessments.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{tekinbas2022global, author = {Tekinbas, Ege}, title = {{Global Review}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2022}, month = oct, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2022-10/integrating-gender-mining-impact-assessments.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }