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A ROADMAP FOR MINERALS PROCESSING EDUCATION

Figure 1: Distribution and numbers of mineral processing graduates
by country/region (adapted from Cilliers, 2013)

50
40
470 400 China
North America
India
1165
Russia & Eastern Europe
South & Central America
Turkey & Middle East
370 2920 West Europe
140 175 Africa
Australia

With regards to the proportion of female graduates, Figure 2 gives
the proportion of women graduating from mineral processing degree
programmes from selected regions where data were provided. This
represents around 82% of the total number of mineral processing
graduates, with data from India, Russia and Eastern Europe, Turkey and the
Middle East, and Western Europe unavailable. On the left, the data show
that the African region produces mineral processing graduates comprising
almost 50% women, while China and South and Central America both have
female participation of 18%. Considering the data supplied, all countries/
regions produce mineral processing graduates with a significantly higher
proportion of women than are represented at positions of esteem in the
community (i.e. IMPC, technical stream chairs). Comparing the numbers
in this way does not give any indication of changes over time; it might be
assumed, for example, that numbers of women entering and working in
the industry have increased in previous decades. It does, however, start
to give an indicative number of the proportion of women in the mineral
processing industry.

On the right in Figure 2 is the estimated proportion of women graduating
from mineral processing programmes by country/region as a fraction of
the total production of mineral processing graduates globally. It should
be noted that these data are calculated on the basis that all countries/

Where are the Women in 157
Mineral Processing?