Women in mining: from subtle barriers to open prejudice

Sabrina Silva Valadares, Antonio Moreira De Carvalho Neto, Carolina Mota Mota-Santos and Daniela Martins Diniz

Revista de Gestão, 2022, vol. 31, issue 3, 262-274

Abstract: Purpose - The core of this study is women in mining. The aim of this study was to analyze the perception of women, about their work environment, their career, the human resources policies and practices and the work–family balance in the context of a multinational organization in the sector. Design/methodology/approach - The case study was carried through semi-structured interviews with 27 women who work in this organization. Findings - Although women report that they are capable of exercising any position/function in the company, they perceive wage gap in the investigated organization; that maternity leave and the fact of having children impact their career and their rise to higher positions in the organizational hierarchy negatively; situations of prejudice and discrimination experienced at work. Sometimes subtly, sometimes not so subtly, but they still constitute barriers faced by women in mining. Originality/value - Although the debate around the issue of gender inequality in organizations is not recent, little has been produced about the working condition of women in occupational fields where male domination is strong, such as mining.

Keywords: Women; Gender; Work; Discrimination (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1108/REGE-10-2021-0193

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