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Not only a man's world: Women's involvement in artisanal mining in eastern DRC

December 20, 2017 Sustainable Gemstones

Bashwira, M. R., Cuvelier, J., Hilhorst, D., & van der Haar, G. (2014). Not only a man's world: Women's involvement in artisanal mining in eastern DRC. Resources policy, 40, 109-116. Link to Article

In Country-specific, Gender Issues Tags Congo, women miners

Exploring the distance between ecofeminism and Women in Mining (WIM)

December 20, 2017 Sustainable Gemstones

Laplonge, D. (2016). Exploring the distance between ecofeminism and Women in Mining (WIM). The Extractive Industries and Society, 3(3), 843-849. Link to Article

In Gender Issues Tags women, women miners

Artisanal mining: an economic stepping stone for women

November 1, 2017 Sustainable Gemstones

Labonne, B. (1996, May). Artisanal mining: an economic stepping stone for women. In Natural Resources Forum (Vol. 20, No. 2, pp. 117-122). Blackwell Publishing Ltd. Link to Article

In Gender Issues, Economic Development Tags small scale mining, economic, women miners

Women and artisanal mining: Gender roles and the road ahead

November 1, 2017 Sustainable Gemstones

Hinton, J., Veiga, M. M., & Beinhoff, C. (2003). Women and artisanal mining: Gender roles and the road ahead. The socio-economic impacts of artisanal and small-scale mining in developing countries, 336099-1163605893612. Link to Report

In Gender Issues Tags small scale mining, women miners

‘Girls Don’t Become Craftsmen'

November 1, 2017 Sustainable Gemstones

Ghorpade, Y. (2017). ‘Girls Don’t Become Craftsmen’: Determinants and Experiences of Children’s Work in Gemstone Polishing in Jaipur. The Journal of Development Studies, 53(4), 600-617. Link to Article

In Country-specific, Economic Development, Gender Issues Tags women miners, India

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