Academic article on the negative impacts of the mining industry in Western Australia. Authors argue that mining areas have become men’s towns with little opportunities for women and local younger generations. A gender analysis based on ecofeminism and feminist political economy reveals the urgent need for the mining industry to transform itself in order to meet sustainability imperatives.
Academic paper
Negotiating Gender: Experience from Western Australian Mining Industry
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- 2010
Author:
- Silvia Lozeva and Dora Marinova
Organization:
- Journal of Economic and Social Policy
Citation:
- Lozeva, S. and Marinova, D. (2010). ‘Negotiating Gender: Experience from Western Australian Mining Industry’. Journal of Economic and Social Policy 13(2): Article 7. Available at: https://epubs.scu.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https:// www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=1143&context=jesp
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Sustainable Development Goals
