Last Thursday was International Women's Day. I hope everyone celebrated in their own way. I was able to attend the QRC breakfast, where the awards for women in resources were announced. Women have certainly done very well in the industry, in the traditional roles as well as the non-traditional roles. The awards focus on the achievements in non-traditional roles, and can be seen here:
https://www.qrc.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=3016
It is great that the breakfast is now held in many regional towns, where everyone is able to see what is happening at the Brisbane event. This allows many women working in non-traditional roles in the industry to take part. At the Brisbane event, there are many women from HR (Human Resources), so it is a great opportunity to talk about potential jobs. I was lucky to be on the Macmahon table, who are a prominent contractor in the mining industry. One of the company's General Managers (although male, was obviously a supporter of women in mining) provided great conversation, and the MC for the event was certainly entertaining.
Following this event, a High Tea was held, which the current and previous award winners attended.
About Me
- andy
- I'm like any other uni student. I like clubbing, parties with friends and surfing if I can get a chance. I grew up in Townsville and miss my great friends there, the strand and maggie, but I still get time to have fun in brissie. I'm studying Civil and Construction Engineering at QUT, and I'm finding it a lot more interesting than most people would think. I'm also doing a mining minor at UQ at the same time so that I can work in the mining industry. I hope to work on mine sites once I graduate, because I love the friendliness in small towns, and it's always more fun to brag about being involved in massive projects. Drop me an email at andrea.dale@connect.qut.edu.au if you want to know more :)
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