TY - GEN
T1 - Training and insertion of female professionals in the Chilean minerals industry
T2 - 2016 SME Annual Conference and Expo: The Future for Mining in a Data-Driven World
AU - Botín, J. A.
AU - Poulton, M.
AU - Gatica, C.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - The Chilean minerals industry faces a shortage of 27.000 new skilled professional by 2023. Enhancing the integration of women into the workforce is a possible solution. This study analyzes the state of women in the mining workforce over the past decade. Several key indicators are presented: percent in the workforce, salaries, career profiles, presence at management level, and participation in academia are studied. The study also analyzes the strategies used by government, industry, and universities to recruit and retain women for the minerals industy. The main results show that women represent 7.4% of the mining workforce in Chile and less than 1% of senior positions with a salary gap of approximately 30%. Systematically, women prefer professional programs in geology, chemistry, and environmental areas. The Chilean statistics are compared to data from the United States mining industry.
AB - The Chilean minerals industry faces a shortage of 27.000 new skilled professional by 2023. Enhancing the integration of women into the workforce is a possible solution. This study analyzes the state of women in the mining workforce over the past decade. Several key indicators are presented: percent in the workforce, salaries, career profiles, presence at management level, and participation in academia are studied. The study also analyzes the strategies used by government, industry, and universities to recruit and retain women for the minerals industy. The main results show that women represent 7.4% of the mining workforce in Chile and less than 1% of senior positions with a salary gap of approximately 30%. Systematically, women prefer professional programs in geology, chemistry, and environmental areas. The Chilean statistics are compared to data from the United States mining industry.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84988424210
T3 - 2016 SME Annual Conference and Expo: The Future for Mining in a Data-Driven World
SP - 123
EP - 127
BT - 2016 SME Annual Conference and Expo
PB - Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration
Y2 - 21 February 2016 through 24 February 2016
ER -