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Item The inclusion of persons living with disability in the South African Mining industry(University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2021) Mmoloke, Kgosietsile; Totowa, JacquesThe South African Mining industry remains one of the key economic drivers in the country’s economy. There has been a lot of progress made in transforming the industry by the inclusion of black people and women, however persons living with disabilities remain underrepresented in the industry. This study aimed to investigate the means that could increase the representation of persons living with disabilities by answering the following questions i. How do perceptions towards people living with disabilities impact their representation in the mining industry in South Africa? ii. What is the impact of the legislative framework on the employment of people with disabilities in the mining sector? iii. What are the main barriers to the inclusion of people with disabilities in the mining sector in South Africa? 12 participants were part of the interviews, which were put through a thematic analysis, and the main findings highlighting the perceptions of persons with disability in the industry, and the challenges & barriers that they face. The findings further give recommendations on how these barriers & challenges can be overcomeItem Women’s Career Advancement in the South African Mining Sector(University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2023) Letsoalo, Jelane; Ahwireng-Obeng, AsabeaThe number of women working in South Africa’s mining industry has increased dramatically over the last 15 years or so, with women now accounting for 12% of the industry's workforce. Although mining companies have improved in general, they continue to struggle to attract, advance, and retain women at all levels of employment, more especially in core positions. Mining companies, government and several organizations in South Africa made some efforts to increase the number of women working in the mining industry with the goal of attracting more women to the mining industry and keeping those who are already there to achieve a gender inclusive industry. The efforts made yielded minimal results mainly due to insufficient data on challenges that prevent women from advancing their careers in the industry. Such efforts are guided by data, therefore a survey was conducted to understand what interventions are required from the mining companies and government to assist in advancing women careers in this sector. The survey sought to uncover the strategies that are effective and sustainable in advancing women careers in the South African mining sector within the context of support systems opportunities at individual, companies and government perspectives. The study adopted qualitative research design with open ended questionnaires administered through online platforms. The responses were analysed qualitatively using thematic analysis. A total of 23 respondents were obtained with 13 females and 10 males. Results showed that effective and sustainable strategies to advance women’s careers in the South African mining sector are categorized into personal, corporate and governmental. Themes developed are: individual initiatives, education, support systems, experience, attitude, cultural management, acceptance in workplace, policies, regulations and rewards. Furthermore, effective support systems opportunities are training, mentorship, succession planning, women representation, audits and equity strategy. To ensure that effective support systems opportunities are implemented and sustained, sub-themes that emerged are education and training. 2 The study revealed that it is a collaborative effort, amongst individual, companies and government to advance women’s careers in the South African mining sector. However, personal initiatives (self-development, qualifications and awareness) were the main strategy that worked for many women to advance their careers in the South African mining sector.Item Women’s Career Advancement in the South African Mining Sector(University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2020) Lestoalo, Jelane; Ahwireng-Obeng , AsabeaThe number of women working in South Africa’s mining industry has increased dramatically over the last 15 years or so, with women now accounting for 12% of the industry's workforce. Although mining companies have improved in general, they continue to struggle to attract, advance, and retain women at all levels of employment, more especially in core positions. Mining companies, government and several organizations in South Africa made some efforts to increase the number of women working in the mining industry with the goal of attracting more women to the mining industry and keeping those who are already there to achieve a gender inclusive industry. The efforts made yielded minimal results mainly due to insufficient data on challenges that prevent women from advancing their careers in the industry. Such efforts are guided by data, therefore a survey was conducted to understand what interventions are required from the mining companies and government to assist in advancing women careers in this sector. The survey sought to uncover the strategies that are effective and sustainable in advancing women careers in the South African mining sector within the context of support systems opportunities at individual, companies and government perspectives. The study adopted qualitative research design with open ended questionnaires administered through online platforms. The responses were analysed qualitatively using thematic analysis. A total of 23 respondents were obtained with 13 females and 10 males. Results showed that effective and sustainable strategies to advance women’s careers in the South African mining sector are categorized into personal, corporate and governmental. Themes developed are: individual initiatives, education, support systems, experience, attitude, cultural management, acceptance in workplace, policies, regulations and rewards. Furthermore, effective support systems opportunities are training, mentorship, succession planning, women representation, audits and equity strategy. To ensure that effective support systems opportunities are implemented and sustained, sub-themes that emerged are education and training The study revealed that it is a collaborative effort, amongst individual, companies and government to advance women’s careers in the South African mining sector.However, personal initiatives (self-development, qualifications and awareness) were the main strategy that worked for many women to advance their careers in the South African mining sector.