Gender differences in career progress and inclusion: Navigating the impact of parenthood on recruitment and retention of women in the mining industry

Mine sites are often remote and are unable to provide the same flexibility that other workplaces do. For workers who become parents, these factors make balancing work and family obligations particularly difficult. Because research has shown that younger ( Millennial and GenZ) workers place high value on work-life balance, and because retaining skilled workers is vital, Kinross Gold wants to learn from their workers, how, as an employer, they can support them as they take n new responsibilities. Three interns will conduct mixed method research to map the regulatory environment fjurisdictions determine best practices in mining countries globally,

Faculty Supervisor:

Anne Johnson

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Partner:

Kinross Gold

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Mining

University:

Queen's University

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