in Mining South Africa - 2015 Industry Surv st 2015
Jan 04, 2016
Women in Mining South Africa - 2015 Industry Survey5 August 2015
2014 – key insights
• Passionate about the field and the industry holds opportunities for
them
• Opportunity exists but it remains a challenging space to get ahead in
due to lack of mentorship and career development support
• Gender strongly influences career advancement, but that superior
performance will overcome this
• Benefits are good, but the environment can be hostile at times
• Female students want to be more prepared for entering the mining
industry
• Women are taking their growth into their own hands
2015 – key insights
• Impact of women on the management
team
• Work flexibility
• Sexual harassment
• Inadequate mentors and role models
Impact of women on the management team• Gender diversity is good for business
• Women bring a different perspective
• Improves and deepens the skills
available
• Women compromise cohesiveness of the
team
o 53 % of respondents disagree
o Technical roles
o 88 % of respondents in top
management
Work flexibility• Work life balance
• Job share, work flexible hours, log
in from login from home
• Flexible working arrangements
against company policy
• Workplace support93%93%97%97%
Inadequate mentors and role models
• 2014 - 62% cited lack of access to
mentors
• 2015 – 64% have mentors
• Broke survey into
o How many
o Sex
o Formal vs informal
o Age
o Band
Sexual Harassment - What can companies do?• Prompt response
• Training – women, men, group
• Counselling
• Sexual harassment policy & systems
• Consequences
Sexual Harassment - What can companies do?• Anonymous reporting systems
• More management commitment
• More women in the labour force, HR
& management
• Independent oversite
Sexual Harassment - What can I do?
• Be firm and set boundaries
• Clear communication
• Assertiveness training
• Female mentorship
• Disclosure
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