‘More likely to be pawed than promoted’: The dirty secret in Australia’s mining industry

that they had done a “huge thing” to the careers of the men involved, that colleagues had complained about them “dressing very provocatively”, that they should avoid close-fitting jeans or short shorts as men thought they were “asking for it”.According to a submission by the Western Mine Workers’ Alliance, a survey of 425 workers in WA’s mining sector found nearly a quarter of all women had experienced sexual assault at work.

Now, wilting under the glare of public scrutiny, the major mining companies have publicly apologised, vowed to do better and taken care of some low-hanging fruit like putting locks on doors and installing security cameras. Mid-year, a group of mining companies – BHP, Rio Tinto, Fortescue Metals Group, Woodside and Newmont – held a press conference to apologise to women who had been harassed or assaulted and declare a zero tolerance policy.

But it has also become apparent that many reports are ignored, get “lost” in the system or have little consequence: only

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