Gender and Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in Central and East Africa: Barriers and Benefits

This paperexamines: the structural gender inequalities that impact on access to resources and relationships; gendered social and political institutions that structure ASM livelihoods; and gendered meaning systems, the discourses, terms, and metaphors that structure how mining and mining activities, and the women and men whose lives are enmeshed in those activities, are made knowable.

Additional Info

Author(s)
Doris Buss, Blair Rutherford, Jennifer Hinton and Jennifer Stewart; Joanne Lebert and Gise Eva C(Partnership Africa Canada); Abby Sebina-Zziwa, Richard Kibombo and Frederick Kisekka (Development Re
Publication Year
2017
Associated Partners
IMPACT
Language
English
Publishing Institution Webpage
https://grow.research.mcgill.ca/
Data Source Classification
Academic Study
Research Type
Primary
Research Methodology
Primary - INTERVIEW, Primary - OBSERVATION, Primary - SURVEY
Thematic Tags
Political, Formalization, Economic, Income, Social, Gender, Human Rights, Livelihoods, Legal, Laws and Regulations
Minerals
Gold
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Country
Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Uganda
Last Updated
May 22, 2024