Promoting Women’s Participation in the Extractive Industries Sector

The extractive industries remain a male-dominated industry as compared to the other industries
in Uganda. It is important to involve women in it because women have the same “right to

development” as men, so if extractive industries diminish their access to economic and social
development, this human right has been violated. Since women are also often the linchpins of
their communities, with key roles in ensuring the health, nutrition, education and security of
those around them, investing in women and assuring their participation is not only key for their
own development, but also for the socioeconomic development of their families and
communities.
Is helping guide local governments, the private sector, civil society organizations and
other stakeholders in developing policy, programmes and legislation that will do a better
job of addressing challenges facing women affected by and hoping to benefit from the
extractive industries sector.