Collective Insights
Collective Insights captures the voices and ideas driving change in mining, led by the collective influence of Femina.
Written reflections from Femina Founder and CEO Beth Borody explore connection, ownership, and the evolving experience of women in mining.
Hosted by Peggy Bell, The Changing Face of Mining series features the voices of women leading transformation across the industry.
Together, these insights capture the movement redefining what it means to lead, invest, and build community through Femina.
Flipping the Employment Deficit Conversation
The mining sector has a dwindling talent pipeline. We know this, we discuss this, and we often talk about solving this. Our conversations at association meetings, conferences, and in our teams are often directed at how we are going to employ enough people today to meet our supply and demand needs of tomorrow and how the education programs for geoscience and engineering are becoming watered down or worse, are at risk of cancellation.
These are real concerns and valid conversations. These are conversations that, as a sector, require cross-collaborative solutions. As I am forever the out-of-the-box problem solver, I propose another perspective. Keep reading to find out what it is.