Women in Mining Network (WIMnet)
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!
Join WIMnet now
by filling in this form!
- Corporate Governance in the Resources Industry - Dr Vanessa
Guthrie
In July 2011, Vanessa Guthrie addressed an audience in
Perth, Australia, providing some great tips for anyone interested in the
workings of boards.
Audio
Podcast available here, MP3(46MB)
- 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) : Jacqui Schultz
- Women in Resources
Victoria: Melanie McCarthy
- 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:
Welcome speech, presented to the Mineral Council of
Australia’s Women in Resources workshop 31/05/2011, by Donna Frater,
BHPBilliton. PDF.
Analogy of Life -The Sausage Machine. Presentation to the
Institute of Public Administration Australia (IPAA) ""Women In Leadership -
Expectations of the Generations"" Seminar on 30th November 2010, by Alex
Atkins, Senior Mining Engineer/ Special Inspector of Mines (Mining)
PDF.
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.womeninminingqueensland.com and http://www.womeninmining.com/wimwa 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.
- 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
|