abstract: 'Women make up almost half the Canadian labour force and more than 50\%

  of post-secondary students. However, in natural resources (NR)

  industries (energy, mining, forestry), they represent less than 20\% of

  the workforce, face persistent wage gaps, hold traditionally gendered

  roles (in sales, administrative and support services) instead of

  technical or managerial positions, and are persistently absent from

  leadership roles. Retention of women is also a big challenge in these

  industries: many tend to leave their jobs within the first five years of

  employment, and/or after one or more maternity leaves. Women are very

  poorly represented in leadership positions (as senior executives and

  board members) despite significant evidence that gender diversity in

  leadership is good for business. Findings from our study of the status

  of women in NR employment in Canada produced concrete policy

  recommendations for recruiting, retaining, and promoting women in

  energy, mining, and forestry. Although these are intended specifically

  for Canadian organisations, they may also be relevant for other

  countries where women are underrepresented in NR industries.'
affiliation: 'Baruah, B (Corresponding Author), Western Univ, Global Womens Issues,
  Dept Womens Studies \& Feminist Res, Lawson Hall Room 3244,1151 Richmond St, London,
  ON N6A 5B8, Canada.

  Baruah, Bipasha, Western Univ, Dept Womens Studies \& Feminist Res, London, ON,
  Canada.

  Biskupski-Mujanovic, Sandra, Western Univ, Womens Studies \& Feminist Res, London,
  ON, Canada.'
author: Baruah, Bipasha and Biskupski-Mujanovic, Sandra
author-email: bbaruah@uwo.ca
author_list:
- family: Baruah
  given: Bipasha
- family: Biskupski-Mujanovic
  given: Sandra
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1111/1477-8947.12216
earlyaccessdate: MAR 2021
eissn: 1477-8947
files: []
issn: 0165-0203
journal: NATURAL RESOURCES FORUM
keywords: 'Canada; employment; energy; forestry; gender equality; mining; natural

  resources; women'
language: English
month: MAY
number: '2'
number-of-cited-references: '58'
orcid-numbers: Biskupski-Mujanovic, Sandra/0000-0002-4224-0833
pages: 183-205
papis_id: 533a15cc9c54c932e200c1aa77b8d031
ref: Baruah2021navigatingsticky
times-cited: '2'
title: 'Navigating sticky floors and glass ceilings: Barriers and opportunities for
  women''s employment in natural resources industries in Canada'
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000634452600001
usage-count-last-180-days: '2'
usage-count-since-2013: '8'
volume: '45'
web-of-science-categories: Environmental Sciences; Environmental Studies
year: '2021'