Mongolia : Raising Female Participation in the Large Scale Mining Sector

As Mongolia has begun to develop its abundant mineral resources over the past decade, the share of mining in gross domestic product (GDP) has more than tripled to around 20 percent currently. The sector has also contributed up to a third of total g...

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Main Author:	Khan, Tehmina
Format:	Policy Note
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ADOPTION AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AFFIRMATIVE ACTION POLICIES AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AID ASSISTANCE TO WOMEN AWARENESS RAISING AWARENESS RAISING ACTIVITIES BANK BENEFIT BENEFITS BREASTFEEDING BUSINESS EDUCATION BUSINESS NETWORKS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES BUSINESS TRAINING CAPITAL CAPITAL FORMATION CAREER ADVANCEMENT CAREER DEVELOPMENT CHILD CHILD CARE CHILDREN COMMITTEE ON GENDER CORRUPTION COUNTRY GENDER ASSESSMENT COURTS CULTURAL FACTORS CULTURAL NORMS CURRENT ACCOUNT DEPOSIT DEPOSITS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT BANK DISCRIMINATION DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN DISEASE DOCTOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DONORS ECONOMIC CRISIS ECONOMIC SURVIVAL EMPLOYEES EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EQUAL RIGHTS EQUITY ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES EXCHANGE RATE EXPENDITURE EXPLOITATION FAMILIES FAMILY FAMILY LAW FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS FEE FEMALE FEMALE EMPLOYEES FEMALE EMPLOYMENT FEMALE STAFF FEMALE STUDENTS FEMALE SUCCESS FEMALE WORKERS FINANCE FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION FINANCIAL SERVICES FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION GENDER GENDER ASSESSMENT GENDER CONSIDERATIONS GENDER DIMENSIONS GENDER DISCRIMINATION GENDER DISPARITIES GENDER EQUALITY GENDER EQUALITY AWARENESS GENDER EQUITY GENDER IMBALANCES GENDER ISSUES GENDER MAINSTREAMING GENDER PERSPECTIVE GENDER RELATIONS GENDER STEREOTYPING GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION GOVERNMENT POLICIES GOVERNMENT POLICY GOVERNMENT SUPPORT HOME HOUSE HOUSEHOLD HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD INVESTMENT HOUSEHOLDS HOUSES HUMAN RESOURCES HUMAN RIGHTS HUMAN RIGHTS INSTRUMENTS INFORMAL SECTOR INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS INPUT PRICES INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INVESTMENT KEY CHALLENGE LABOR CODE LABOR FORCE LABOR LAWS LABOR MARKETS LABOR SHORTAGES LABOR SUPPLY LABOUR SHORTAGES LABOUR SUPPLY LAW ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LAW ON GENDER EQUALITY LAWS LEGAL RIGHTS MALES MANDATES MATERNITY LEAVE MEAT MICRO CREDIT MICRO-CREDIT MIGRATION MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS MINISTRY OF EDUCATION MOTHERS NATIONAL COMMITTEE NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION NATIONAL LAW NATIONAL POLICIES NATURAL RESOURCE NUMBER OF WOMEN OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN PARTNERS PAYMENTS PEOPLE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT PHYSICAL HEALTH PHYSICAL NEEDS POLICY RESEARCH POPULATION POPULATION GROWTH PREGNANT WOMEN PRINT MEDIA PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE SAVINGS PROFITABILITY PROGRESS PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY PROSTITUTES REAL ESTATE RECEIPTS RECRUITMENT TARGETS REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN REPRODUCTIVE AGE RESPECT RESPONSIBILITIES OF WOMEN REVENUE REVENUES ROLE MODELS SANITATION SAVING SAVINGS SECURITY SERVICE PROVIDERS SEXUAL DISCRIMINATION SEXUAL HARASSMENT SKILLED LABOUR SKILLED PROFESSIONALS SKILLED WORKERS SMALL BUSINESS SOCIAL AFFAIRS SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY SOCIAL SCIENCE SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL WELFARE STATUS OF WOMEN STUDENT STUDENTS SUPPORT SERVICES TECHNICAL SKILLS TECHNICAL TRAINING TOLERANCE TRADE UNIONS TRANSPORTATION TREATIES UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN DEVELOPMENT VICTIMS VOCATIONAL EDUCATION VOCATIONAL TRAINING WHO WILL WIVES WOMAN WOMEN WOMEN EMPLOYEES WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS WOMEN WORKERS WORK FORCE WORKFORCE WORKING CONDITIONS WORKSHOP WORKSHOPS YOUTH
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/17694529/mongolia-raising-female-participation-large-scale-mining-sector http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16499

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Summary:	As Mongolia has begun to develop its abundant mineral resources over the past decade, the share of mining in gross domestic product (GDP) has more than tripled to around 20 percent currently. The sector has also contributed up to a third of total government receipts in recent years and more than 80 percent of exports in 2010. Evidence suggests that women tend to miss out on the potential benefits associated with a booming mining sector. In addition, large scale mines typically tend to be the dominant employers in remote locations. The policy note starts by gauging potential growth and employment effects associated with the expansion of the mining sector on other sectors, using a computable general equilibrium model specially calibrated for the Mongolian economy. It then considers experience and lessons from other countries that are trying to integrate and ensure the participation of women in large-scale mining and the practical policy recommendations to do so. The key findings are that there is a high degree of occupational segmentation in the mining sector, with women mostly located in service support roles, although this is by no means unique to Mongolia. However in Mongolia's case, this segmentation also likely reflects Mongolian labor regulations that existed until 2008 and which limited women s participation in the sector. Evidence from around the world indicates that gender equal laws are a necessary and crucial first step towards guaranteeing gender equality and equity, but by themselves are not sufficient. Companies may also consider revising recruitment or hiring strategies with the objective of raising the share of female employment across all professional categories in the mining sector.

Mongolia : Raising Female Participation in the Large Scale Mining Sector

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