Inclusivity And Diversity In An Evolving Industry - with Rumisha Motilal
Dig Deep
What's It Like to Work as a Woman in the Mining Industry?
Roxanne Jones is a mining journalist and author. Her new book, The Mining Girl: A Memoirs of an Extraordinary Woman has just been published by Simon & Schuster. She talks about what it's like to work as a woman in the industry.
In this episode we chat to Rumisha Motilal, Commercial Director for Industrial & Mining for Gilbarco Veeder-Root, a USA based Fuel management system company that offers digitalization and Fuel management systems to mines aimed at decarbonization and quantified downstream improvement.
She is an author, speaker and voted in the Global Top 100 inspirational women of 2020. In this episode we discuss the role of women in the mining sector and what mining leaders should be doing to create a more inclusive organization to leverage the competitive advantage of a diverse workforce and women can have a competitive advantage in the mining sector. We also discuss what advice would you give young women aspiring to join the mining sector.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Mining is an evolving industry. There aren't a lot of women, but for those organisation that do see the value in diversity and inclusivity, the hiring of women has proved to be a huge benefit.
- Mining is an industry in which we can always do better - we can always branch out and take chances and develop in a variety of ways.
- The best careers in mining are those driven by purpose and intention. This allows you to best navigate through the challenges you will face in mining.
- Women need to stand on their own judgment, and not emulate the leadership styles of me. If women are confident, then they are successful.
BEST MOMENTS
'I started to become more aware of how my gender plays a role in the industry'
'What are the current barriers, and how can we get more women into organisations?'
'Mining is an evolving industry'
'You've got to be clear on your purpose and your intentions'
VALUABLE RESOURCES
Dig Deep – The Mining Podcast on iTunes
Rumisha Motilal - https://rumishamotilal.co.za
ABOUT THE HOST
Rob Tyson is an established recruiter in the mining and quarrying sector and decided to produce the “Dig Deep” The Mining Podcast to provide valuable and informative content around the mining industry. He has a passion and desire to promote the industry and the podcast aims to offer the mining community an insight to peoples experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics.
Rob is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from first world to third world countries from Africa, Europe, Middle East, Asia and Australia. We source, headhunt and discover new and top talent talent through a targeted approach and search methodology and have a proven track record in sourcing and positioning exceptional candidates into our clients organisation in any mining discipline or level. Mining International provides a transparent, informative and trusted consultancy service to our candidates and clients to help them develop their careers and business goals and objectives in this ever-changing marketplace.
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