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MERIT’s Gender Adviser volunteer position is now available. Read the Roles and Responsibilities! 

20160601-Mining Week Networking Event Topic: The Barriers and Challenges Faced by Women in the Canadian Mining Sector When: June 1st , 2016 5:00 – 8:30 PM Location: Saskatoon Club 417 21st St E Saskatoon Speaker: Courtnay Hughes, MASc. Manager, Human Resources Research Women make up nearly half of the Canadian labour force but are underrepresented at only 17% of the

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Article from Listed Magazine Move mountains? Easy. Boost diversity? Oof! Alex Johnston has seen a dramatic change in the conversations she’s been having about the lack of women leaders in the mining industry. Five or six years ago, when the now former executive director of women’s advocacy group Catalyst Canada would raise the growing global issue with industry executives, the

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TORONTO – February ●, 2016 – Women in Mining Canada (“WIMC”) and its “Trailblazer Award Selection Committee” (“TSC”) are very pleased to announce Louise Grondin as the winner of the 2016 Women in Mining Canada Trailblazer Award. The Women in Mining Canada Trailblazer Award is the first national award in Canada to recognize the achievements of women who have made

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The 2016 WIMC Annual General Meeting will be held on January 4th, 2016 at 5 pm EST. On the right you will find a link to the President's letter which is detailing 2015 accomplishments. In order to be participate please sign up as a 2016 member, the link to sign up can be found on the right. President's LetterSign UpRead more

London, 30 November 2015 - Women in Mining (UK), (“WIM (UK)”) announces the launch of the 2016 100 Global Inspirational Women in Mining. Following the success of its 2013 campaign, WIM (UK) launched the global nominations process for this Project in March 2015, as part of its drive to promote and highlight the contribution women make to the industry andRead more

Partners at Denton’s, Carole Turcotte and Catherine Wade discussing the changing roles and responsibilities of directors, corporate social responsibilities, liabilities, other statutory responsibilities, indemnities and Directors and Officers liability insurance.