Madam Kukubor Amegavi was speaking at the 7th National Women's Conference of the Ghana Mineworkers' Union (GMWU) of TUC on the theme: "Building a Resilient Inclusive Mining Sector in a Changing World of Work: The Role of Women." ... Moreover, technology adaptation challenges entrenched gender roles and stereotypes, …
Originality/value. The study is of high scientific, political and public interest to better understand women's movements in the mining industries in Ghana and to frame them theoretically. It offers solid empirical evidence on roles women miners play to ensure gender shape-shifting and liberalizing the mining space for women's participation.
Summary. The academic study of women in Ghana has received considerable attention, particularly from a feminist perspective or gender framework since the 1980s, albeit with some important studies preceding this period. Earlier studies from the 1960s–1970s mainly approached the "woman question" from an anthropological, historical, and ...
Based on ethnographic fieldwork in Ghana, we examine gendered dimensions of mining, from state officials' claims that mining is "men's work," to on-site gendered divisions of labor. We then show how gendered extractive practices combine with the material environment (pits, dust, tunnels, etc.) to expose men and women to different …
1ST National Conference on HR Management in the Mining Industry, Tarkwa Gold Mine, 23-24 May, 2007 Organisers: The Ghana Chamber of Mines Tel. 760652 Fax: 760653 email: [email protected] 1 WOMEN IN MINING – THE MINORITY ... Society has defined the role of women and boxed us into a corner – raise children
A total of 53.33% and 46.67% of men and women, respectively, participated in the study. The study revealed that 61.3% of the men and 47.6% of women … See more
Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) has expanded rapidly in recent decades, with scholars suggesting increasing feminization of the industry. Based on ethnographic fieldwork in Ghana, we examine gendered dimensions of mining, from state officials' claims that mining is "men's work," to on-site gendered divisions of labor. We …
Illegal gold mining is an acute problem in Ghana. Activities of illegal miners threaten the environmental and social unity of the country. This research, however, highlights illegal
Challenges with eradicating illegal mining in Ghana: A perspective from the grassroots. Resour. Policy, 33 (1) (2008), pp. 29-38. View PDF View article View in Scopus Google Scholar. Burke, 1997. ... Women and artisanal mining: Gender roles and the road ahead. G.M. Hilson (Ed.), The socio-economic impacts of artisanal and small-scale …
Gender-oriented persons constitute majority of the Ghanaian population yet underrepresented in mining exploration, underground mining and mineral processing. In Ghana, the 2010 population and housing census figures on gender participation proportion in mining stood at 0.6% for females as compared to 2.0% for males.
Pugliese, Francesca. 2020. "Mining Companies and Gender(Ed) Policies: The Women of the Congolese Copperbelt, Past and Present." ... Therefore, this paper aims to understudy women miners in Ghana and document their role in recent change regimes in mine works gender profiles. An observed change that is stimulating a shift in background ...
The daily lives of artisanal and small‐scale miners revolve around an array of complex and labour‐driven activities. The complexities and labour demands vary depending on the type of artisanal and small‐scale mining involved, the underground pit (ghetto) or surface mining. Few studies have explored how gender roles manifest in the …
In 2006, the government of Ghana enacted the Minerals and Mining Act 703 to grant mining license and concessions to the adult Ghanaian of at least 18 years (Adam et al., Citation 2021). ... It should be noted that the transformation occurring in gender roles and power relations are not just due to the empowerment of women, but …
Ghana's ASGM sector is co-constituted with gender norms which shape "appropriate" work for men and women in mining. This article has illustrated that men …
Abstract. This article is a critical examination of socio-cultural factors and dynamics and the extent to which they inect gender roles in small-scale gold mining (SSGM) in north …
The Golden Line is a five-year programme (2016-2020) initiated by Simavi, Solidaridad and Healthy Entrepreneurs, and is implemented in Ghana and Tanzania. Across the two countries, the project lobbied mines to implement gender-inclusive policies. Sixteen artisanal and small-scale gold mines are now operating responsibly to support …
The 'Nkitahodie' Gender Dialogue on the role of political parties in women's political representation organised by the UNDP, Sheroes Foundation and GenCED (Gender Centre for Empowering Development) took place on 20 October 2016, at the Alisa Hotel, Accra, and was aimed at women aspiring to run for Parliament. ... The case of Ghana. …
Gender inequality is an inevitable concomitant of the innate poverty in humanity, a situation to which the Ghanaian society is no exception. This paper explores the underlying elements of gender inequality pertinent to women in the small-scale gold mining sector in Ghana drawing inference from a case study of the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipal Assembly Area in …
Gender inequality is an inevitable concomitant of the innate poverty in humanity, a situation to which the Ghanaian society is no exception. This paper explores the underlying elements of gender inequality pertinent to women in the small-scale gold mining sector in Ghana drawing inference from a case study of the Tarkwa-Nsuaem municipal assembly area in …
Ghana is Africa's largest gold producer, the sixth globally. It produced approximately 129 metric tonnes in 2021. Gold mining in Ghana stretches back over 1000 years. It first served as a ...
Available literature lacks sufficient empirical evidence on the subject matter in Ghana. Therefore, this paper. Purpose There is growing attention towards inclusive mining to make an economic case for gender equality and diversity in the industry. Available literature lacks sufficient empirical evidence on the subject matter in Ghana. Therefore ...
However, the multinational Ghanaian mining is dominated by men and a culture of masculinity. The current paper, therefore, studies the Ghanaian mines, …
Diana Mensah Nov - 09 - 2023, 08:21. members of the Ghana Mineworkers' Union (GMWU) have called for a lasting change in government legislation and industry initiatives that promote ...
Gold is the predominant mineral produced in the country accounting for over 90% of all mineral revenues annually over the past two decades. Ghana is endowed with immense economic mineral resources such as gold, diamonds, manganese, bauxite, clays, kaolin, mica, columbite-tantalite, feldspar, chrome, silica sand, quartz, salt etc.
The types of mining roles performed, and the way these roles are organized in the six study sites reinforce a characterization of women' s mining work as supplementary to the main mining activity .
This chapter critically examines the impact the mining sector has had in Ghana since its independence in 1957. Mining has long played an important role, economically, in Ghana, its fate shaped heavily by the performance of the sector's activities. But a vibrant mining sector—long dominated by large-scale gold exploration and extraction ...
Abstract. This paper critically explores the key issues of grievance and conflict unfolding in Ghana's gold mining industry. It examines the dynamics of conflict between illegal artisanal and small-scale miners (ASM) and one large-scale mining company, AngloGold Ashanti, in Obuasi. The paper reveals the peculiar nature of the Obuasi ASM …
In fact, for over 1000 years, the Ancient Kingdom of Ghana, the former Gold Coast Colony, and present-day Ghana, have produced a substantial portion of the world's gold. The purpose of this paper is to provide a detailed sketch of the history of gold mining in the region. The paper charts the evolution of the West African gold trade from pre ...
Gender Inequalities in Africa's Mining Policies. Chapter. Gender Equality, Mining, and Society. Francis Onditi. Chapter. First Online: 18 April 2022. 137 Accesses. …
We apply SIAD to analyze how the ban on informal mining in Ghana and the formalization policy affect women's salience and their role in environmental governance …
A kind of solidarity identified conventionally as a social movement in active resource and self-mobilization, engaged in a symbolic contestation for change of the …
Abstract. As is the case in most corners of sub-Saharan Africa, in Ghana, the number of women pursing work in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) – low-tech mineral extraction and processing ...
Winifred Lartey May 8, 2023. 5,519. Women in Mining Ghana (WIM Ghana) will hold its first-ever Ghana annual conference on Friday 9 June 2023 at the Accra International Conference Centre. The objective of the conference is to bring together diverse industry stakeholders, and other leading figures in the mining sector.