Beyond the Barriers : witnessing shifting gender dynamics in multinational mine jobs in Ghana
| Autor: | Rufai Haruna Kilu |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Economic growth
media_common.quotation_subject barriers 0507 social and economic geography Social Sciences Socioeconomic development Sociocultural 010501 environmental sciences Development 050701 cultural studies 01 natural sciences Gender Studies Shifting gender dynamics Political science parasitic diseases Sociocultural evolution 0105 earth and related environmental sciences media_common Business Administration Företagsekonomi Gender equality 05 social sciences Samhällsvetenskap Multinational corporation Dynamics (music) Masculinity male-dominance Ghanaian mines |
| Popis: | Gender equality plays a very significant role in our socioeconomic development and corporate innovations. However, the multinational Ghanaian mining is dominated by men and a culture of masculinity. The current paper, therefore, studies the Ghanaian mines, exposes their homogeneous scopes, and examines the sociocultural barriers constraining effective participation of women in mine works. The paper further explores the transformations that have occasioned a shift in gender dynamics, leading to an increased participation of women in mines. The results of deploying a multiple case study, qualitative research design, and meta-narratives of the respondents, point to common prejudices, perceptions, and implicit stereotyped notions of gender roles in the mines, as the sociocultural factors constraining the effective participation of women in mine jobs. Beyond the barriers, the paper intuits a women’s revolution in the mines due to the collective efforts of mining companies and allied institutions, both adopting gender strategic measures such as the ‘ore solidarity movement’ gender mainstreaming in admission programs as well as gender equity-driven mining initiatives aimed at re-engineering a shift in gender dynamics of the mine jobs of Ghana. These change regimes among the mines imply inclusivity, de-feminization of poverty, a move towards achieving organizational modernization, competitiveness, and an assurance for gender equality-driven social innovative mining. Validerad;2018;Nivå 1;2018-02-22 (rokbeg) |
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