The WIMnet aims to promote attraction and retention of women in the mining industry and to encourage membership and active participation of women in The AusIMM and WIMnet Activities. Membership is open to all members of The AusIMM, regardless of gender.

The WIMnet is a Committee of The AusIMM whose members meet regularly via teleconference. You can receive regular updates on WIMnet’s activities as well as Women in Mining Networking events by subscribing to the WIMnet E-newsletter. For further details contact us via the Feedback form!

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• Networking in Person
  There are a range of networking events for women in resources in both capital centres and regions in Australia. Contacts are listed below:
  
  
• Women in Mining and Resources Queensland (WIMARQ) : Sue Denk 
• Women in Resources Victoria: Nicola Farrell
• Women in Mining NSW: Sue Border
• Women in Mining Western Australia(WIMWA): Sabina Shugg
  
  
  
• Networking Online
  
  
• Visit the Women in Mining Discussion Forum (only Members can register)
   
  
• Advocacy
  The WIMnet engages in advocacy promoting attraction and retention of women. Strategies include raising employer acceptance flexible rosters and lobbying in favour of more accessible child care.
  
  
  • On increasing womens’ participation in the industry:
    
    Women in Mining Planning for a Sustainable Workforce. Presentation to the Seventh International Mining Geology Conference 2009, by Lynn Olssen on behalf of WIMnet, August 2009. PDF.
    
    Women in Mining – Consistently Moving Forward in Challenging Times, Presentation to the Project Evaluation Conference 2009, by Miriam Lyons-Stanborough, April 2009. PDF.
    
    Planning for a Sustainable Workforce Through Diversity Initiatives – WIMnet. Presentation to the Future Mining Conference, by Sabina Shugg, November 2008.
    Podcast now available here !
    
    Addressing the skills shortage - WIMnet article in Australian Mining, August 2008
    
    WIMnet – The Courage to Lead, Presentation to the New Leaders’ Conference, by Kate Sommerville, July 2008. PPT
    Podcast now available here !
    
    The AusIMM Paid Parental Leave Submission to the Productivity Commission (May 2008)
    
    Women in Mining Network - Presentation to Underground Operators Conference, by Kate Sommerville, April 2008. PPT
    
    Women in The Resources Industry – The Challenges of Attraction and Retention, by Miriam Lyons-Stanborough, AMMA National Conference, April 2007. PowerPoint.
    
    
    
  • On the Mining Gender Pay Gap:
    
    Media release: Mining Gender Pay Gap Increases in Downturn Year
    
    Summary of Gender Pay Gap as reported in AusIMM Remuneration and Employment Surveys 2007-2009
    
    Gender Pay Equity and Work Practices in the Minerals and Metallurgy Sector, joint Report Office for Women and WIMNet
    

• On tax deductibility of carer expenses:
  
  Read our position on the Tax Deductibility of Carer Expenses.PDF
  
  Media Release: Universal Child Care Plan Must Recognise Shift Worker Contributions, April 2008. PDF
  
  Media Release: Lack of Flexible Childcare a Major Obstacle to Women in Mining, January 2008. PDF
  
  Media Release: Lack of Movement on Child Care Policy – Another Barrier to Mining Export Revenue, May 2007. PDF.
  
  
  

• Events & Conferences
  
  For a listing of upcoming women in mining events please visit the WIMARQ and WIMWA websites: http://www.womeninmining.com/wimarq.htm and http://www.womeninmining.com/wimwa.php respectively.
  
  

• Survey Outcomes
  
  The AusIMM WIMnet have supported a number of surveys aimed obtaining a clearer picture of professional women’s participiation in the industry and investigating factors affecting their attraction and retention.
  
  
• Submission to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Employment and Workplace Relations (January 2009)
  
  
• The AusIMM Remuneration and Employment Survey – Findings with respect to women, The AusIMM Bulletin, July/August 2008.
  
  
• The WIMnet Diversity Questionnaire- Summary of Responses to Date, PDF, by Brigette Hall GAusIMM on behalf of the WIMNet, The AusIMM Bulletin (July/August 2003).
  
  
• A Report to the "Women In Mining" Taskforce, by Catherine Pattenden, c/-Anthropology Programme, The University of Melbourne (November 1998).
  
  
• State initiatives:
  • Queensland Resources Council (QRC) Publication: Leading practice principles for the attraction and retention of women in the minerals and energy sector - Third Edition - December 2008
  • Chamber of Minerals & Energy Western Australia (CMEWA) Publication: Attraction and Retention of Women - Full Report
    
    
• Research Papers
  
  
• What are the Opportunities and Challenges for Women in FIFO Mining in Canada? By Silvana D. Costa, Ana Carolina Silva and Vivien Hui - PhD Candidates, Norman B Keevil Insititute of Mining Engineering, (May 2006)
  
  
• The Road to Success After Maternity. By Alison Keogh and Monika Sarder, The AusIMM Bulletin, July/August 2005. Full version available here.
  
  
• Increasing the Diversity of the Mining Industry Workforce - Strategies for Employers, by the WIMnet, The AusIMM Bulletin July/August 2003.
  
  
• The Psychosocial Well-being of Children from Fly-In/Fly-Out Mining Families, By Anne Sibbel, Honours Paper in Psychology, Faculty of Community Studies, Education and Social Sciences at Edith Cowan University, October 2001. For a copy email us via the Feedback form.
  
  
• Diversification of the Mining Industry Workforce - Changing the Rules, by M Keegan, C Knievel & S Shugg, MAusIMM, Paper presented at the Youth Congress 2001.
  
  
• Women In Mining Industry. by E J Wynn, SAusIMM, Paper presented at the Youth Congress 2001.
  

Useful Links

• QRC Resourceful Women
• Women in Mining Portal
• APESMA Professional Women’s Network
• Women on Boards