As part of bridging the gender gap, women have been advised to involve themselves in the mining sector and be given equal opportunity in all fields permitted by law without any interference or intimidation, to exhibit their God-gifted potential.
The National President of Woman in Mining, Mrs Georgette Sakye-Addo, believes that women need to be supported in the advancement of the extractive industry through “advocacy, training, monitoring and networking at all levels of engagement”.
Speaking at the launch of the Ashanti Gold Woman in Mining Chapter for Bibiani and Chirano mines, she emphasized that the activities of the women in the extractive sector need to be coordinated across the value chain in the country and beyond.
Furthermore, Georgette Sakye-Addo believes there should be more advocacy for total participation of the private sector in all aspects of the mining sector to promote sustainable practice and education to protect national natural resources environment promote policy and law for sustainable mining practices and gender mainstreaming.
Mr Frederick Attakumah who is Executive Vice President and Country Director of Ashanti Gold Cooperation on his part indicated that it was high time the gap between men in mining and women in mining was closed.
He said that the policy aims to build a female-friendly organization by ensuring that they “deliberately and actively attract, retain and promote women within the organizations”.
According to him, it will ensure that the organization creates a safe and secure space where women are empowered to thrive and realise their maximum potential to achieve sustainable development goal number 5 on agenda diversity.
Mr Frederick Attakumah finally said, as a result, sexual harassment and gender-based violence against women in their workplace would not be tolerated at all and there should be safe avenues for reporting all forms of harassment including micro-aggression and non-physical violence.
