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abstract: 'This paper identifies barriers and opportunities that Indigenous women
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in Canada face in energy, mining, and forest sector employment through a
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review of scholarly and practitioner literature published between 2000
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and 2022, and 10 in-depth interviews conducted between May and August
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2021 with Indigenous women working in various capacities within (or
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knowledgeable about) natural resources industries in the Yukon,
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Northwest Ter-ritories, and Nunavut. Our findings reveal that it is
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important to understand the intersections of gender, culture,
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ethnicity/race, language, and class to respond to the challenges
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Indigenous women face in natural resources employment. Some of the
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barriers that Indigenous women encounter in these industries are similar
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to those faced by non-Indigenous women (glass ceilings, lack of mentors,
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for example). Indigenous women encounter the added dimension of racism
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(based on Indigenous status) as well as limitations based on geographic
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location. Our recommendations for improving the status of Indigenous
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women in natural resources industries in Canada include implementing
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specific targets for Indigenous women in professional, technical, and
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senior administrative positions; enabling the Native Women''s Association
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of Canada to serve as an information and employment conduit to industry
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associations and employers; and creating mechanisms to enable Indigenous
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women who live off-reserve to access quality employment opportunities.
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Enabling Indigenous women to access skilled, well-paid employment in
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natural resources should be considered a key priority and opportunity
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for governments, resource development companies, industry associations
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and gender equality advocacy organizations.'
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affiliation: 'Baruah, B (Corresponding Author), Western Univ, Dept Gender Sexual \&
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Womens Studies, 1151 Richmond St, London, ON N6A 5B8, Canada.
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Baruah, Bipasha; Biskupski-Mujanovic, Sandra, Western Univ, Dept Gender Sexual \&
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Womens Studies, 1151 Richmond St, London, ON N6A 5B8, Canada.'
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article-number: '102784'
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author: Baruah, Bipasha and Biskupski-Mujanovic, Sandra
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author-email: 'bbaruah@uwo.ca
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sbiskups@uwo.ca'
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author_list:
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- family: Baruah
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given: Bipasha
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- family: Biskupski-Mujanovic
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given: Sandra
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1016/j.wsif.2023.102784
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eissn: 1879-243X
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files: []
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issn: 0277-5395
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journal: WOMENS STUDIES INTERNATIONAL FORUM
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keywords: 'Indigenous women; Employment; Canada; Mining; Forestry; Energy; Natural
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resources; Racism; Sexism'
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keywords-plus: LAND-USE; MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; GENDER; IMPACT
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language: English
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month: JUL-AUG
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number-of-cited-references: '52'
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papis_id: 0e109a6b7894fd719abc9ad37f6f523e
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ref: Baruah2023indigenouswomens
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times-cited: '0'
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title: 'Indigenous women''s employment in natural resource industries in Canada: Patterns,
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barriers and opportunities'
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:001061202500001
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '0'
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volume: '99'
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web-of-science-categories: Women's Studies
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year: '2023'
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