Artisanal mining is a key source of livelihood in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, an area mostly known for its chronic instability and violent conflict. Although men make up the majority of the artisanal mining population, mining is also central in the livelihoods of many girls and women. In this paper, we take issue with the fact that the current emphasis on conflict-related sexual violence to women has obscured the role of women in artisanal mining. Furthermore, we criticize the tendency to promote women's departure from the mining sector, which has been presented as the best strategy to protect them against the threats of sexual violence, exploitation and oppression. We argue that, given the lack of viable alternati...
This article critically examines the issue of growing female participation in the artisanal and smal...
This paper critically examines how women employed in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM)–low-tech...
This paper critically examines how women employed in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM)–low-tech...
Women have long remained invisible in representations of artisanal mining in eastern Democratic Repu...
Recent decades have witnessed a growing scholarly interest in women’s involvement in ASM, with many ...
© 2019 Elsevier Ltd Recent decades have witnessed a growing scholarly interest in women's involvemen...
For more than two decades, the exploitation and trade of minerals has fuelled armed conflict and fos...
In many African countries, women make up large parts of the workforce in artisanal and small-scale m...
Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) on the African continent is increasingly the focus of global,...
In considering how women navigate the complexity and gendered aspects of the artisanal mining indust...
For the last two decades, the Congolese Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector has been under...
Using data collected from a survey administered at seven mine sites in Uganda, the Democratic Republ...
This paper explores the gendered contexts of artisanal and small-scale mining in sub-Saharan Africa,...
At a recent colloquium of the University of Cape Town’s Mineral Law in Africa’s initiative the posit...
This paper analyzes the opportunities, constraints and challenges for women in Tantalum, Tungsten, T...
This article critically examines the issue of growing female participation in the artisanal and smal...
This paper critically examines how women employed in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM)–low-tech...
This paper critically examines how women employed in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM)–low-tech...
Women have long remained invisible in representations of artisanal mining in eastern Democratic Repu...
Recent decades have witnessed a growing scholarly interest in women’s involvement in ASM, with many ...
© 2019 Elsevier Ltd Recent decades have witnessed a growing scholarly interest in women's involvemen...
For more than two decades, the exploitation and trade of minerals has fuelled armed conflict and fos...
In many African countries, women make up large parts of the workforce in artisanal and small-scale m...
Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) on the African continent is increasingly the focus of global,...
In considering how women navigate the complexity and gendered aspects of the artisanal mining indust...
For the last two decades, the Congolese Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector has been under...
Using data collected from a survey administered at seven mine sites in Uganda, the Democratic Republ...
This paper explores the gendered contexts of artisanal and small-scale mining in sub-Saharan Africa,...
At a recent colloquium of the University of Cape Town’s Mineral Law in Africa’s initiative the posit...
This paper analyzes the opportunities, constraints and challenges for women in Tantalum, Tungsten, T...
This article critically examines the issue of growing female participation in the artisanal and smal...
This paper critically examines how women employed in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM)–low-tech...
This paper critically examines how women employed in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM)–low-tech...