exploring underrepresentation in mining: aboriginal peoples, gender and immigrants in our sector
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Exploring Underrepresentation in Mining: Aboriginal Peoples, Gender and Immigrants in our Sector
Agenda
• Project Background• Women in Mining & MiHR’s Research• Aboriginal People in Mining & MiHR’s Research• Immigrants in Mining & MiHR’s Research• What’s Next?! & How YOU Can Help!
Sector Study Research – Diversity in Mining
• Purpose: to support the increased labour market understanding of the impacts of gender, and the experiences of Aboriginal peoples and immigrants, on inclusion in mining.
• Outcomes:1. deeper understanding of the sector specific employment barriers.
2. recommendations for addressing barriers in the industry in order to improve attraction, recruitment, development and retention.
• Why this Research?• It hasn’t been done…• We need the numbers...• We need to understand the context…
The State of The Sector – Diversity in Mining
Women in Mining in Canada
Women in Mining in Canada
Women in Mining in Canada – Occupation Specifics
What We Already Know About Women in Mining
• Emerging Barriers • Remote Work Locations• Lack of Women in Senior Leadership• Role Models and Mentorship• Problematic Workplace Culture
Our Research Direction - Gender
Understand Gendered
Career Paths
Conduct a Gender Based
Analysis of Mining
Workplace Culture
What are the gendered barriers, opportunities and experiences found
in the mining sector, as
understood and experienced by both men and
women? Strategic Gender
Diversity Practices
Research Direction – Gender
• Sex: the biological and physiological characteristics that define men and women.
• Gender: the socially constructed roles, behaviours, activities, and attributes that a given society considers appropriate for men and women.
• Sexuality: an individual's physical and/or emotional attraction to the same and/or opposite gender.
• Research Direction: Gender Focus
Aboriginal Peoples in Mining in Canada
Aboriginal Peoples in Mining in Canada
Aboriginal Peoples in Mining in Canada – Occupation Specifics
What We Already Know About Aboriginal Peoples in Mining
• Key Themes• Need for Capacity Building – Education and Training• Remote Work Locations• Career Advancement and Leadership• Exclusionary Workplace Culture/Climate
Our Research Direction – Aboriginal Peoples
Understand Aboriginal
Career Paths
Examination of Mining
Workplace Culture
What are the barriers,
opportunities and experiences found
in the mining sector, as
understood by Aboriginal
peoples and community, and mining firms? Aboriginal
Workforce in Mining
Partnership Review
Immigrants in Mining in Canada
Immigrants in Mining in Canada
Immigrants in Mining in Canada – Occupation Specific
Background Research - Immigrants
• Emerging Barriers• Lack of Career Awareness/Lack of Industry Awareness• Skill/Credential Recognition• Remote Work Locations and Relocation
Our Research Direction – Immigrants
Validation of Workplace Barriers for
Immigrants – Mining
Specific
Understanding Immigrant
Career Paths
What are the employment
barriers, opportunities and
experiences of immigrants,
specific to the mining sector, that need to be understood to
increase inclusion?
Immigrant Inclusion in
Mining Program Review
How We Will Conduct Our Research
• Online Survey of Mining Employees
• Detailed Interviews with Employees and Elders
• Focus Groups with Immigrant Service Agencies and HR Managers
• Public Document Review and Interviews with Program Managers
How Can You Help?
1. Participate in the survey
2. Tell others about our research
3. Read and share our reports
Thank You
About MiHR:
The Mining Industry Human Resources Council (MiHR) is a multipartite, industry-driven organization that brings all mining sector stakeholders together to address human resources issues.
Incorporated in 1996, MiHR is an independent not-for-profit organization. Today, MiHR is the recognized leader in the identification and analysis of HR issues facing the industry as well as the catalyst for the development and implementation of HR solutions.
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