Diversity - Women

Women in the Industry

Recognizing the barriers faced by women and challenges by the younger generation trying to get into the market, specifically within the more focused engineering disciplines within mining, oil & gas, engineering and construction, plus other minorities which are trying to engage in technical science, has been a challenge in the past. More recent studies have shown also that the Engineering students are becoming less and less with every passing year. This already indicates that within the next ten years we could see serious skills gaps and would have to rely on older and retired professionals to add value to these functions.

With this in mind, we should always aim to promote the right people in the right jobs, and our greatest rewards will come from making a difference in a subject matter such as Project Controls were the skills gaps are growing every day.

We take great strides in the environments of Project management, and Project Controls in the mining environment towards women and the youth in mining and act as their guide and mentor without making it to obvious that it is being done. In so we create platforms for them in the industry to discuss their challenges faced and ways in which it can improve. As gender equality is becoming an increasing awareness campaign within the industry (and not talking about the softer skills such as finance and HR) we make it a point to push women and young professionals into situations where they feel more confident to apply for example for vacancies, have prep interviews with them and help them to succeed in their own growth and development plans. 

Main development aspects:

• Create workshops specifically just for women who wishes to succeed and understand how to adapt into the context of a culture ruled mostly by men.
• Focus on the development and strengthening of women and young professionals in mining, construction, oil & gas and engineering.
• Focus on the development and strengthening of minors who wish to enter the mining industry.
• Gain networks and build relations with companies to identify possible internships for development purposes.
• Functionally and professionally help those by becoming a coach & mentor and shadow them with their journey through consultations, assessments, career development planning and learnings.