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Improving the Development Outcomes of Extractive Industries: A guide to improving impacts on women in poverty and their

Improving the Development Outcomes of Extractive Industries: A guide to improving impacts on women in poverty and their families. Bernie Ward Consultant, Lima, Peru Bernie.Ward@gmail.com Tel: (511) 495 4858 Cel: (511) 9990 71325. Gender Equality in communities impacted by project.

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Improving the Development Outcomes of Extractive Industries: A guide to improving impacts on women in poverty and their

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  1. Improving the Development Outcomes of Extractive Industries:A guide to improving impacts on women in poverty and their families Bernie Ward Consultant, Lima, Peru Bernie.Ward@gmail.com Tel: (511) 495 4858 Cel: (511) 9990 71325

  2. Gender Equality in communities impacted by project Using the Extractive Industries Guide for Improving Practice Using all the best practices outlined during this event If no action is taken Before the project starts GOOD ENOUGH EXCELLENT No Political Will in company or community or partners Gender is set as a priority goal by either the company, community or partners and additional funds are set aside for this goal. Many competing priorities – gender equality is not in the top 5, but is in top 10.

  3. Who is this guide for? • Extractive Industry companies and the governments, donors, investors and civil society who oversee or partner their activities • Stronger on mining than oil and gas • This version: Peru • Gender experts as a tool to support them persuade companies to take those initial steps.

  4. Actions to improve the impact on women Three Elements to the Guide: • Element 1: Understand the situation and perspectives of women • Element 2: Design and implement your company’s operations in a gender-sensitive way • Element 3: Appoint a Gender Champion and a suitably qualified team

  5. Element 1:Understand the situation and perspectives of women What are the issues that need to be understood better? • Private & public domain: division of labour, decision-making, income, role, organisations, rights and trends. • Specific risks, opportunities and sensitive issues Data-gathering & Consultations • Making the Invisible Visible: disaggregation of data, representative samples, sensitive issues • Gender-sensitive Techniques: surveys, interviews, workshops, participative Analysis of the data collected by men and women • What you count, counts : indicators and targets

  6. Element 2:Design and implement the company’s operations in a gender-sensitive way • How to design community programs that are gender-sensitive • Women and Land Compensation • Women and Employment

  7. Element 3: Appoint a Gender Champion and a suitably qualified team • Training • Links to womens organisations • Gender-specific indicators and targets • Advise on tools & processes • Internal communications on progress • Convening power to promote women´s interests.

  8. Bernie Ward Consultant Lima, Peru Bernie.Ward@gmail.com Tel: (511) 495 4858 Cel: (511) 9990 71325

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