About AWRA
The Australian Women in Resources Alliance (AWRA) is a proactive industry initiative dedicated to facilitating the increased attraction and retention of women in resources employment.
The AWRA project is driven by resource industry employer group AREEA, with the leadership committee comprising representatives from various industry bodies and employers across Australia.
AWRA is using funding provided by the Federal Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) through its Critical Skills Investment Fund to implement strategies and services that support recommendation 5.5 of the National Resource Sector Workforce Strategy.
This recommendation highlights the important role female workers will play in fulfilling current and forecasted skills shortages across the Australian mining, hydrocarbons, energy, construction and related and servicing sectors. Increasing gender diversity is an industry imperative.
The Way Forward paper details the economic motives of AWRA’s formation and the key barriers for female participation in resources jobs. It outlines how AWRA can facilitate the appropriate cultural change, promote best practice workplace policies and strengthen and unite the various women’s networks and major industry stakeholders across Australia.
Download AWRA’s Way Forward paper here.
Sign up to become involved with AWRA.
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AWRA in Action |
Media Release: Women miners line-up for e-mentoring program x Read More |
Media Release: Industry and government continue push for more women in resource jobs Read More |
Issue 1 of the AWRA Newsletter was launched in June. Delivered to your inbox each month, the newsletter contains the latest AWRA developments and workforce diversity news. Read More |
Media Release: Women in Resources Alliance workshop attracts top mining executives Read More |
AWRA launches Way Forward Paper on International Women’s Day Read More |
AWRA is proud to host a survey in line with our commitment to work in partnership withother stakeholders to achieve our goal of 25% women in resources by 2020. Read More |
AWRA Newsroom |
5000 women now in mines – Newcastle Herald Read More |
Online mentoring program for women – North West Telegraph Read More |
‘Overwhelming’ interest in program – Pilbara News Read More |
Women mine knowledge – Forbes Advocate Read More |
Female miners line up for e-mentoring program – Daily Liberal Read More |
Wanted: women in hard hats – The Australian Read More |
More women needed to meet mining industry jobs growth – Workplace Express Read More |
Push for more mining women – My Resources Read More |
Job Profile: Eleanor Drake, Barrick Gold – Sunday News, NZ Read More |
Women at work – Australia’s Mining Monthly Read More |
AWRA answers call for gender diversity – Gas Today Read More |
Women in Resources Alliance ramps up – Australian Resources & Investment Read More |
The $280bn dilemma – The Australian Read More |
Women urged to dig deep to break into mining industry – Townsville Bulletin Read More |
Women the focus of forum – Kalgoorlie Miner Read More |
Golden era for women in mining – The Australian Read More |
Women in mining – Rock Candy Magazine Read More |
Miners in new push to recruit women – The Australian Read More |
Effort to attract more women to resources – The Australian Read More |
Call for female workers – Pilbara News |
Plan focuses on mining women – Kalgoorlie Miner Read More |
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