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AUSIMM has launched an International Women’s Day campaign to celebrate the successes and raise awareness of the challenges women face in the resources sector,  in the lead-up to International Women’s Day in March 2020. The campaign will culminate in an event series in Perth, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide and Hobart. Expected to attract more than 2000 participants, the luncheons will bring together keynote speakers including former Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop and ABC deputy chair Dr Kirstin Ferguson. AusIMM chief executive Stephen Durkin said that as the peak body for resources professionals, AusIMM understands that being a champion of change is about more than one week a year. “At AusIMM we are committed every day throughout the year, to creating…

THE Australasian Institute for Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM), the peak body for resources professionals in Australasia, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Indigenous Women in Mining and Resources Australia (IWIMRA), an organisation representing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women employed in the resources industry. With an audience in Perth of 150 mining professionals as part of the AusIMM Thought Leadership Series, the MOU was officially signed as both organisations spoke publicly of their commitment to working together to support the needs and grow the voice of indigenous women in the sector. At the official signing, AusIMM CEO Stephen Durkin and IWIMRA co-founder Florence Drummond spoke of the importance of the MOU and the impact their collaboration will have.…