Women in Mining (WIM UK) has launched its 2022 edition of the “100 Global Inspirational Women in Mining” after a nomination and shortlisting period that included several hundred submissions.
The biennial list of 100, sponsored by BMO Capital Markets, Heidrick & Struggles and BCG (Boston Consulting Group), was curated from 915 nominations for 491 women from 61 countries.
“Through their stories, they show us how they have persevered in the face of adversity, how they have found solutions to challenges, and how they are empowering others by being a voice and leader for a more successful and sustainable mining industry. Their stories provide inspiration and valuable insight for all.”
Awardees stemmed from 40 countries in all: Canada (9), the U.S. (11), Mexico (2), the United Kingdom (5), Spain (3), Mauritania (1), Mali (1), the Dominican Republic (1), Guatemala (1), Ecuador (1), Peru (2), Nicaragua (1), Colombia (4), Chile (3), Argentina (2) and Brazil (4).
Additional winners came from France (1), Switzerland (1), Poland (2), Italy (1), Morocco (1), Egypt (1), Pakistan (1), India (1), Kazakhstan (1), Mongolia (2), China (1), UAE (1), Burkina Faso (2), Côte d’Ivoire (1), Liberia (1), DRC (2), Uganda (1), Singapore (1), Kenya (1), Tanzania (1), Zimbabwe (1), South Africa (9), Bosnia/Herzegovina (1) and Australia (15).
First launched by WIM UK in 2013, the biennial “100 Global Inspirational Women in Mining” (WIM100) publication, now in its fifth edition, highlights the incredible diversity of talent in mining and celebrates inspirational women and their stories.
2022 EDITION OF THE WIM100: THE 100 GLOBAL INSPIRATIONAL WOMEN IN MINING
Congratulations go out to all of the global winners of this year’s honor from all of us at North American Mining magazine, Miners News and the SEMCO Publishing team. The honorees include:
Juliet Akamboe
Bijou Kaj-Amay
Johanna Ariza Nadjar
Michele Ashby
Kathleen Autenrieth
Maria de Lourdes Bahia
Hapsatou Bal
Jessica Balasso
Rafaela Baldi Fernandes
Henningsen
Juana Barcelo
Ibtissam Bensetti
Susana Bieberach
Christel Bories
Marianna Boza
Ana Bran
Eliana Calderón
Marcela Castillo Arévalo
Kundai Chikonzo
Tapiwa Chimbganda
Aleksandra Cholewa
Ivana Ciabatti
Marna Cloete
Pamela Cook Ellemers
Monique Cooper-Liverpool
Katrina Crook
Jamile Cruz
Ella Cullen
Carmel Daniele
Luarna Dynevor
Chafika Eddine
Vivian Feng
Barbara Filas
Emily Fraser
Laetitia GadegbekuOuattara
Heather Gamble
Bujin Gantumur
Charlotte Gibson
Kathleen Grandy
Maïmouna Guembre
Macarena Gutierrez
Emily Haas
Fatima Hayat
Erika Herrera Gonzalez
Jennifer Hinton
Karen Hudson-Edwards
Lydia Jennings
Ruchika Jha
Ana Gabriela Juarez
Axelle Kaumbu
Bartly Kleven
Talar Koushian
Gulzhan Kozhabayeva
Danielle Kyle
Almedina Likić
Fatoumata Ly
Michelle Manook
Shona Markham
Lucy Martin
Lucy McClean
Mecktilder Mchomvu
Sophy Mfhuthi
Sarah Mohamed
Neo Molelekeng
Nery Monteza
Priscila Moreno Nájera
Sana Muhammad Afzal
Raksha Naidoo
Tumenbayar Nyamaa
Monica Ospina
Vandita Pant
Keren Paterson
Rachael Paul
Melanie Pollard
Patrícia Procópio
Jennifer Prospero
Dorena Quinn
Renata Roberts
Iliana Rodriguez
Shilpa Rumjeet
Maria Eugenia Sampalione
Melissa Sanderson
Elsa Saucedo Salazar
Mogaleadi Seabela
Tamsin Senders
Katie Serjeantson
Rebecca Siwale
Debra Struhsacker
Marie-Rose Aida Tamboura
Kathleen Tew
Marilyn Urtubia
Carolina del Valle
Angela Vasconcelos
Maybee Vasquez
Doris Vega
Cheryl VelasquezWatemberg
Yogita Vichare
Kim Wainwright
Hannah Wang’ombe
Sonia Winter
Magdalena Worsa-Kozak