Towards an understanding of women’s experiences on well-being in mining communities

Mining operations can have positive and negative impacts on local communities and there are no standardised ways to measure the overall impact of mining operations on community wellbeing. On the one hand, this is because corporate reporting on sustainability related issues is targeted towards investors and other financial stakeholders which are (overall) less concerned with local community concerns. On the other hand, the subjective nature of community wellbeing and the different needs of community members limit the insights a standardized approach could reveal. This study provides the space for marginalized groups to express their lived realities and proposes an in-depth analysis of the conversations with women from mining host communities. The aim of the project is to bring to the fore women’s unique experiences and unique challenges of women in mining communities which in turn will allow the partner organization to address these concerns in a more nuanced way to strengthen the community-company relationships and advance corporate reporting strategies.

Faculty Supervisor:

Daniela Senkl

Student:

Partner:

Kinross Gold

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Mining

University:

University of Guelph

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