International collaboration for sustainable mining. Understanding gender and masculinity in industrial transformation

Purpose and goal

To initiate and deepen international research collaborations on gender, masculinity, sustainability and industrial transformation in the mining sector. The project contributes to Swedish Mining Innovations´s thematic areas through gender research with relevance to gender equality and diversity, safety and work environment, skills provision and the role of mining in society.

Expected effects and result

The collaboration is expected to promote theoretical development, knowledge exchange and future research applications, and ultimately strengthen Sweden´s role as a forerunner in inclusive and sustainable mining.

Planned approach and implementation

The project brings together senior and junior researchers with ongoing studies on, among other things, social sustainability in supply chains, leaders´ views on transition and workplace culture and inclusion. Through research visits to Wrocław University of Science and Technology (Poland) and the Centre for Research in Equality and Diversity at Queen Mary University of London (UK) in the autumn of 2025, comparative perspectives on gender and work in different mining contexts will be developed.