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Gender and artisanal and small-scale mining: implications for

Drawing on qualitative and quantitative research results from six artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sites, two in each of Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Uganda, the paper traces how the gendered organization of mining roles, when viewed in relation to women's disproportionate and care work, and the gendered …

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Women in Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining: Challenges and …

Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) has grown significantly with approximately 40.5 million people directly involved, and an additional 150 million dependent on the sector for their livelihood. Though not often acknowledged, the role of women in ASM is significant, as they make up around 30

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IIED COUNTRY REPORT Stakeholder mapping 4

precious minerals produced by small-scale miners promote the development of precious minerals and the jewellery industry export gold on behalf of third parties for a commission. arries out marketing for the small-scale mining sector and is involved in ASM gold exports. Works with other agencies to identify and manage financing of ASM

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Gender equality in artisanal and small-scale mining in Ghana: …

Although a growing body of research emphasizes the role of women in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) in developing countries, gender inequality is still persistent in the sector. The paper investigates whether ASM sector policies integrate gender equality principles of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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African Women in Artisanal and Small-scale Mining

the mining sector – artisanal and small-scale mining – has a huge work-force, estimated at between 40-50% in Africa, according to the 2014 report Encyclopedia of Gender and Mining: Key Initiatives, Best Practices and Actors, produced by the Ger-man Federal Enterprise for International Cooperation (GIZ).

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Gender Equality, Mining, and Society | SpringerLink

There are many benefits that can develop when the large- and small-scale mining industries form an interface. Much of the existing literature on the comparison between ASM and large-scale mining (LSM) focuses on their role as economic catalysts (Kemp and Owen 2019).However, there seems to be a policy bias towards emphasizing …

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Effects of the Mining Legal Framework on Women …

substantial role in artisanal and small-scale mining as workers or providers of support roles (e.g., as chefs and service providers). ... a woman is not allowed to work underground or get inside a mine site if ... and the need to mainstream gender in the artisanal and small-scale mining sector (Rijksoverheid, 2015). This would go a long way …

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Women, mining and development: An emerging research agenda

Dominant artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) narratives highlight the invisibility of women's livelihoods and gendered struggles in the sector. Indeed, livelihood practices in ASM, how daily mobilities facilitate these practices and the specific vulnerabilities women face are still understudied and undertheorised.

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Socio-demographic attributes of artisanal small-scale miners

Socio-demographic characteristics of miners have been identified to play an important role in determining the distribution of costs and benefits in the mining sector. This study aims at providing an overview of the nature of the artisanal small-scale mining (ASM) sector in Ghana by focusing on the socio-economic characteristics of miners and their …

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Four Ways to Empower Women in Artisanal and Small …

Here are just a few: 1. Boost the skills of women artisanal miners. The ability for women to participate effectively and consistently in the artisanal mining sector is often limited by traditional gender roles …

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Women in artisanal mining: Reflections on the impacts of a ban …

Women play a great role in the production value chain of Artisanal and Small Scale Mining (ASM) in Sub-Saharan Africa. This paper provides a systematic literature review (SLR) of published peer-reviewed journal articles on women in ASM with main focus on participation in ASM production value chain, socio-economic and health impact of …

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Gender and artisanal and small-scale mining: Exploring …

Understanding the gender relations and dynamics in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is crucial for formalization interventions and gender-sensitive on-site policies in …

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Gender in Mining Governance: An annotated …

By Olivia Lyster, Ashley Smith-Roberts on January 17, 2022. Download publication PDF. The global artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector is estimated …

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(PDF) The Contribution of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining to …

The analysis demonstrates the utility of gender mainstreaming in the small-scale mining formalisation process, as well as the need to promote other viable employment opportunities for the benefit ...

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Women and Gender in the Mines: Challenging Masculinity Through History

The persistence, or growing importance, of women's work in small-scale and artisanal mining today, especially in the Global South as part of the globally connected mining industries, is a contemporary phenomenon that new research needs to historicize by focusing on ASM in the past. ... "Women and Artisanal Mining: Gender Roles and the …

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Gender and artisanal and small-scale mining

Abstract and Figures. This paper explores the gendered contexts of artisanal and small-scale mining in sub-Saharan Africa, and traces how women are likely to be excluded from current policy pushes ...

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Women and Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM)

in artisanal and small-scale mining As of 2013, an estimated 20 to 30 million people engaged in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) globally; in many countries, women make up between 10 to 50 percent of small-scale miners. (Eftimie et al., 2012, Hinton et al 2003.) But while women tend to have higher participation rates in ASM than

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Gender in Mining Governance

Gender in Mining Governance: An annotated bibliography for artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) Themes: SGBV; ASM in CAHRAs/post-conflict; ASM as a livelihood for …

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Occupying the Fringes: The Struggles of Women in Artisanal …

environment, poor work support services for women with children, lack of legal and economic rights, and inter-ethnic discrimination by employers. We argue that poli-cymakers, relevant stakeholders, and the government through the district assemblies should collaborate with small-scale mining employers to enhance gender-sensitive

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Creating a gender-inclusive mining industry: Uncovering the challenges

Women play a great role in the production value chain of Artisanal and Small Scale Mining (ASM) in Sub-Saharan Africa. This paper provides a systematic literature review (SLR) of published peer-reviewed journal articles on women in ASM with main focus on participation in ASM production value chain, socio-economic and health impact of …

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Women's work in small-scale fisheries: a framework for accounting …

Women play an important role in small-scale fisheries around the world. Their work along the entire fish value chain contributes to the productivity of the sector and enhances income. But this work remains unrecognized and undervalued, and women continue to be excluded from decision-making in fisheries management and policy …

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Roles and status of women in extractive industries in India: Making …

A Contextual Review of the Ghanaian Small-scale Mining Industry, ... M. M. Veiga, C. Beinhoff. (2003). Women and Artisanal Mining: Gender Roles and the Road Ahead, in Gavin Hilson (ed) The socio-economic Impacts of Artisanal and Small ... (2006). Mining Gender at Work in the Indian Collieries: Identity Construction by Kamins, in …

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Barriers to Women's full participation in Artisanal and Small …

role in contributing to the national economic agenda with over 500 000 artisanal and small-scale miners and over a million people indirectly benefiting from the sector. 1 The fall of the agricultural sector two decades ago led to a move by the majority into the mining sector

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How women in mining sector could benefit from AfCFTA

Women work in the whole spectrum of mining operations—from artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) to large-scale mining (LSM) operations. They are engineers, geologists and other scientists, but ...

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Creating a gender-inclusive mining industry: Uncovering the challenges

While the large-scale mining sector has a high male dominance, the small-scale mining sector has a near gender balance. Globally, women constitute less than 10% of the large-scale mining (LSM) workforce ( Rickard et al., 2017 ), while women constitute greater than 40% of the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector ( Bansah et al., …

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Supporting Women Entrepreneurs in Ghana Gold …

In Ghana small-scale mining employs an estimated one million people and supports about 4.5 million more. The sector is characterized by unsafe working conditions, pollution of water bodies, …

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Gender in Mining Governance

Gender in Mining Governance: An annotated bibliography for artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) DEVELOPING THE BIBLIOGRAPHY This annotated bibliography gives an overview of key resources on the topic of gender and ASM. Resources focus on research conducted in the past decade with the exception of those

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Women and Artisanal Mining: Gender Roles and the Road …

The involvement of women in Ghanaian small-scale mining has been well documented by Hilson (2001, 2002). Acting as licensed buyers (6%), concession holders (10%), and work group sponsors or participants (15-20%), women comprise approximately 15% of the legal small-scale metal mining labour force in Ghana. Hilson

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