The Ontario Mining Association writes in the Canadian Mining Journal that the industry better wake up and start hiring women now. In addition to the staffing issues, read this:
“There is a paucity of women in mining and it is in your best interest to get more women in the industry,” Foot said. “There is a company involved in the Alberta oil sands that only hires women drivers and it has found that the equipment lasts 35% longer and I think in some cases women will treat the trucks and equipment better than their kids.” The latest census data shows that females comprise 46.9% of the Canadian workforce but only 13.1% of the mining workforce.”
