Gender Dimensions of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining : A Rapid Assessment Toolkit

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Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is a global reality. It represents a longstanding and important livelihood for more than 100 million men and women around the world. In some places, communities have practiced it for generations; in other places, the prospect of new mineral finds draws large numbers of people suddenly to mining areas. Whether newly begun or long established, ASM has the potential to help men and women out of poverty when conducted in an informed and responsible way. In different communities, different techniques are used, and men and women share different divisions of labor, risks, and opportunities. ASM assessments, and the recommendations for action arising from these, are critical to the objectives of every ASM stakeholder, whether the large-scale mining (LSM) company seeking to improve the outcomes of its corporate social responsibility programs, a government agency or nongovernmental organization (NGO) seeking to fulfill its policy mandate, a microfinance organization promoting small and medium enterprise development in mining areas, or an association of miners seeking to formalize its activities. The toolkit is comprised of six components: introduction to gender and ASM; the gender and ASM framework; gender and ASM tools; the toolkit in practice; resources; and supplemental CD-ROM.

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ACCESS TO HEALTH, ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES, ACCESS TO INFORMATION, ACCESS TO RESOURCES, AGRICULTURE, ARTISANAL AND SMALL-SCALE MINING, ARTISANAL MINERS, ARTISANAL MINING, ARTISANAL MINING COMMUNITIES, ASM, ASM ACTIVITIES, ASM COMMUNITIES, ASM MINERS, ASSESSMENT OF GENDER, BARRIERS TO WOMEN, BASE METALS, BIOLOGICAL DIFFERENCES, BIOLOGY, CADMIUM, CHILD CARE, CHILD LABOR, CHRONIC EXPOSURE, COAL, COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, CRIME, CROPS, CYANIDE, DIAMOND MINING, DIAMONDS, DIMENSION STONE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DRAINAGE, DUST EXPOSURE, ECOLOGY, ECONOMIC BENEFITS, ECONOMICS, EMPOWERMENT, ENERGY SOURCES, ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE, ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES, EQUIPMENT, EQUITABLE ACCESS, EXPLORATION AND MINING, EXTENSION, EXTENSION SERVICES, EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES, FAMILIES, FAMILY UNIT, FEMALE, FLUORSPAR, GAS, GENDER, GENDER ACTION, GENDER ANALYSIS, GENDER APPROACH, GENDER ASSESSMENT, GENDER DIMENSION, GENDER DIMENSIONS, GENDER DISPARITY, GENDER DIVISION OF LABOR, GENDER EQUALITY, GENDER EQUITY, GENDER FOCAL POINT, GENDER GAPS, GENDER INEQUALITIES, GENDER INEQUALITY, GENDER ISSUES, GENDER MAINSTREAMING, GENDER NEUTRAL, GENDER NORMS, GENDER RELATIONS, GENDER RESPONSIVENESS, GENDER ROLES, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, GEOLOGY, GIRLS, GOLD, GOLD MINERS, GOLD MINING, GYPSUM, HEALTH AND SAFETY, HEALTH AND SAFETY RISKS, HOME, HOMES, HOUSING, HUMAN RIGHTS, HUSBANDS, INCOMES, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, INFORMAL ASM, INFORMAL ECONOMY, INFORMAL MINING, INFORMAL SECTOR, INHERITANCE, INTERNATIONAL LAW, JUSTICE, LARGE MINING, LARGE-SCALE MINING, LAWS, LEGISLATION, LICENSE HOLDERS, LIMESTONE, LIVELIHOOD ASSESSMENTS, LOCAL WOMEN, MARBLE, MARGINALIZATION, MARKETING, MEDIUM ENTERPRISE, MERCURY, METALS, MICA, MINE OWNERS, MINE SITE, MINE SITES, MINE WATER, MINE WORKERS, MINERAL DEPOSITS, MINERAL DEVELOPMENT, MINERAL PRICES, MINERAL PROCESSING, MINERAL PRODUCTION, MINERAL RESOURCES, MINERALS, MINERALS SECTOR, MINES, MINING ACTIVITIES, MINING AREA, MINING AREAS, MINING AUTHORITIES, MINING COMMUNITY, MINING COMPANIES, MINING OPERATIONS, MINING POLICY, MINING PRODUCTION, MINISTRY OF GENDER, NATURAL RESOURCES, NEW TECHNOLOGIES, NGOS, NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, NUTRITION, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY, OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY, OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH, OGMC, OIL, OWNERSHIP RIGHTS, PARTICIPATION BY WOMEN, PRECIOUS STONES, PREGNANT WOMEN, PRIVATE SECTOR, PROPORTION OF WOMEN, PROSPECTING, QUARRIES, RAPE, RESOURCE BASE, RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS, ROCKS, RUBIES, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, SALT, SAND, SEX, SEX ROLE, SEX TRADE, SEXUAL ABUSE, SEXUAL ABUSE OF WOMEN, SEXUAL HARASSMENT, SEXUAL VIOLENCE, SHELTER, SILVER, SMALL SCALE, SMALL SCALE MINING, SMALL-SCALE, SMALL-SCALE MINERS, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL WELFARE, STRATEGIC GENDER NEEDS, SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES, SUSTAINABILITY, SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS, SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT, TAILINGS, TANTALUM, TIN, TUNGSTEN, UNDERGROUND MINING, UNITED NATIONS, UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, USAID, VULNERABLE PERSONS, WAGE LABORERS, WATER COLLECTION, WATER RESOURCES, WATER SUPPLY, WILL, WOLFRAM, WOMAN, WOMEN MINERS

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