Conversations That Matter - Ep 72 - Anna Tudela - Women in Mining

Episode 72

Anna Tudela

Is it possible to attract women to mining

Conversations That Matter features Anna Tudela of Goldcorp discussing the challenges facing mining companies committed to increasing women in their ranks at all levels. Tudela says, “we’ve been encouraging women not just in the roles that are easier to join, but in the work of mining because we want to ensure we have the workforce we require for the future”

Tudela acknowledges that mining is a tough business. Mines are in remote and frequently inhospitable locations that require long periods of time away from family. These reasons plus a male culture that has traditional been unable or unwilling to accommodate the needs of women are the reasons the industry has a low percentage of female workers. While those reasons are valid, they are not sufficient to stop Tudela and her “Creating Choices” program designed to increase the number of women to the field, “we have graduated over 1200 women in the program.”

“It all depends on what you want in life”, says Tudela, “do you want the experience, are you willing make the commitment and in so doing discover what you are capable of?”

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