For her part, the Executive Director of WIM Argentina, Mercedes Rodriguez, who was recognized as one of the 100 women miners in the Women In Mining WIM100 Initiative, was in charge of listing the actions carried out during this management.
There he named the campaign carried out by the 8 M “We are part”, the signing of seven agreements (COFEMIN, the CFI, and with the Red Mía, CREPROMIR, Fundación Mujeres que inspiration, Cámara Minera de La Rioja, more than ten thousand hours work Six awareness-raising and training meetings bringing WIM professionals together, WIM care scholarships implemented together with the UNSJ together with Pachón and Glencore, participation in 19 events, 4 training programs mentoring with their peers from WIM Colombia, Peru and Chile, creation of an international committee (made up of Alejandro D’Agostino, Norma Ramiro and Jimena Carmelos), consolidation of the suppliers committee with the nomination of Perla Arancibia, publication of twelve magazines reaching twenty thousand people,
Then it was the geologist’s turn. Maritza Ahumadawho left the Advisory Committee, a position in which he was on a day-to-day basis, allowing him to get closer to the communities, where he highlighted the “wonderful” fact that the doors have been opened to them.
Ahumada highlighted the importance of weaving networks and making it known that mining is not only metal mining.
Silvia Rodriguezwho was the first president of WIM Argentina, remarked that “mining generates opportunities in remote and remote places” where “we are transforming not only women but families, localities and the region by showing another perspective.”
In his dissertation he said that it is very important that companies open their doors to students through internships, since he considered it very important to “know and coexist.”
Greetings from COFEMIN
The president of COFEMIN Romina Sassariniparticipated through a video sent from Salta, in which he greeted “those who have contributed to building a better future” and took the opportunity to thank them for the support and agreement signed with the organization he presides over, where he hopes to “continue building a better future together.” with less inequality”
The second vice president, from Buenos Aires, represented the Federal Mining Council in person. Laura Delgadowho highlighted the importance of working together, where he considered that the work of the state is “fundamental”, and gave as an example the training of qualified workers or the development of programs to make mining activity visible!”
Delgado highlighted scholarships and technical training, but clarified that the industry not only needs graduate professionals and that training in trade issues must be provided.
Moving on to the panels, Irini Wentinckpresident of Red Mía, proposed thinking about an intelligent value chain to be able to “generate and build those bridges together and together help build sustainable mining”, where for Wentinck the “country is crying out for women to Let’s get involved.”
Karina Viñasas leader of the Gender, Diversity and Inclusion Committee of WIM, thanked the “commitment of everyone.” Viñas did not hesitate when he stated that we must be clear and concise when it comes to eradicating violence at work, inviting everyone to be able to be part of this transformation
Silvana Culjak, Glencore’s human resources leader, highlighted the importance of being supported by WIM’s professional team, and explained how Pachón did a very exhaustive job to know “where we are and see where we have to focus.”
With all her experience, the San Juan reference stressed that “it is very important to retain, generating bad experiences makes the industry not be seen well and this is at all levels, you still have a lot to go and do
Florence Giordano head of talent acquisition at Barrick, gave Veladero as an example of inclusion, that when she arrived at the company in 2019 there were 4% women, and currently they are 15% of the total in the company
To achieve these goals, he explained that axes emerged, generating spaces of responsibility, coexistence workshops, women’s and men’s rounds, and admitted that “we could not have had better support than the WIM committee,” and along those lines he said that “ not only what they transmit from their knowledge but also from the passion they put into their task, putting their body and soul.”
Veronica Moranonew vice president, highlighted the “beautiful management carried out”, and looking to the future assured that they “love the challenge of continuing to deepen the work”
Morano, who is Communications Manager at Glencore Argentina, added that “in a beautiful industry full of opportunities, we all appeal to go much further, to push this society to be more inclusive.”
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Laura Hernandezhead of communications for Veladero, the remaining vice president of WIM was grateful for having “that place” being “a very big challenge to be able to continue growing, to have more spaces gained
The end was for the new president Amalia Saenzof Lake Resources, a lawyer for thirty years, has an extensive career in oil and in recent years has added her skills to the mining industry.
In his first words as number one, with much “emotion and commitment” She highlighted the work carried out by the previous administration and dreamed of increasing the participation of women in the mining industry, as happens in oil.
At the same time, he promised to put “all the effort and commitment to help those who come and commit those who are there, with the values of WIM and working responsibly.”
He reiterated his commitment to the cause, in an “Argentina that is Argentina that is providing more opportunities for mining” and his final message of “let’s go for more” left everyone in high spirits to continue working for the inclusion of women in the sector.
Source: Ambito
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