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Mining industry fears attracting women may be harder than ever, FIFO sexual harassment inquiry told

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The head of WA's resource industry peak body tells a parliamentary inquiry into sexual harassment in the FIFO industry that attracting women to the sector is a struggle.

"So that's what I focus on, how do we get from 20 to 50 per cent?

"Certainly instances of sexual assault and harassment will only make the task of attracting talented women into mining even harder."Giving evidence later in the day, BHP's Brandon Craig said while he had held some fears about continuing to attract women to the sector following media reports and allegations of sexual assaults and harassment at mine sites, they had not eventuated."It's really important for us.

 

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This doesn't make sense. Laws and general unacceptability of sexual harassment means its at all time low even in the mining industry.

Just like the Matildas soccer team attracting girls to play for them I suppose.

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