Addressing negative impacts of extractive activities on Women

The social, economic and environmental impacts of the extractive industries are often
differently experienced by men and women. Women are more vulnerable to the
negative impacts of extractive activities and less likely to have influence over how they
are managed. For example, women may be excluded from community consultations
and decisions on the allocation of extractive revenues. They may have reduced access
to job opportunities.

GEENET is working to tracking female employment in the extractive sector. This is
central to understanding how the benefits of the sector are being shared. Employment
data can be used to inform strategies to encourage equal employment. Likewise,
assessing the impact of corporate social expenditure on women can help direct this
expenditure equitably. Enabling women to have access to information relating to
revenues from the sector will help them better understand how extractive operations
may affect their communities and how the benefits are being shared.