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sectors, through for example adopting AI and other measures to ensure
the smooth running of operations without necessitating human agency.
Many have referred to the current circumstances as the ‘new normal’.
12.4 Sector Outlook: The Position of Women
in the Extractives Sector
Building the necessary infrastructure to support a digitalized world
will be essential for any business to remain competitive even after the
pandemic, as they realign and adjust to embracing measures to cut costs
in a move to automate operations. According to a recent survey by
The Hoxby Collective, a virtual firm in the United Kingdom (UK),
more than two-thirds of business owners opine that remote working is
‘the future’ for their organizations.
29 It was found that workers were
more productive and positive while working at home, as opposed to
when confined to their workplaces.
30 A post-COVID world is bound
to see many remote working practices, as organizations shift their businesses remotely, pursuant to the lockdown/remote working measures that
governments are instituting across the world.
This section will analyse the position of women in the mining and oil
and gas sectors, amid the gradual adoption of technology into these in
industries.
a. The Mining Sector
Despite mounting pressure on the mining sector to maximize diversity,
women still make up less than 20% of the workforce in the industry,
and the percentage is less in executive positions.
31 There are numerous
reasons for the meagre inclusion of women in mining including legislative and gender restrictions; superstitions deeming women as not quite
ready for the top roles; minimal formal training for women on specialized
29 CharlieHR, ‘Why 95% of Jobs Will Eventually Be Remote Working’ (2020) the workspace by
Charlie, https://www.charliehr.com/blog/the-advantages-of-remote-working/, accessed May 10,
2020.
30 Ibid.
31 Adam Smith International (n 10).
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sectors, through for example adopting AI and other measures to ensure
the smooth running of operations without necessitating human agency.
Many have referred to the current circumstances as the ‘new normal’.
12.4 Sector Outlook: The Position of Women
in the Extractives Sector
Building the necessary infrastructure to support a digitalized world
will be essential for any business to remain competitive even after the
pandemic, as they realign and adjust to embracing measures to cut costs
in a move to automate operations. According to a recent survey by
The Hoxby Collective, a virtual firm in the United Kingdom (UK),
more than two-thirds of business owners opine that remote working is
‘the future’ for their organizations.
29 It was found that workers were
more productive and positive while working at home, as opposed to
when confined to their workplaces.
30 A post-COVID world is bound
to see many remote working practices, as organizations shift their businesses remotely, pursuant to the lockdown/remote working measures that
governments are instituting across the world.
This section will analyse the position of women in the mining and oil
and gas sectors, amid the gradual adoption of technology into these in
industries.
a. The Mining Sector
Despite mounting pressure on the mining sector to maximize diversity,
women still make up less than 20% of the workforce in the industry,
and the percentage is less in executive positions.
31 There are numerous
reasons for the meagre inclusion of women in mining including legislative and gender restrictions; superstitions deeming women as not quite
ready for the top roles; minimal formal training for women on specialized
29 CharlieHR, ‘Why 95% of Jobs Will Eventually Be Remote Working’ (2020) the workspace by
Charlie, https://www.charliehr.com/blog/the-advantages-of-remote-working/, accessed May 10,
2020.
30 Ibid.
31 Adam Smith International (n 10).