Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
“Historically, mining has been a male-dominated industry,” says Vicki Yehl of the British Columbia Securities Commission. “But it’s changing,” she continues, “and it’s clear that diversity is no longer just a social imperative – it is rapidly becoming a business advantage.” It’s true. The number of women in mining in BC is up from 12% of the workforce in 2015 to more than 20% in 2023.
Yehl says, “Women are stepping into roles once considered out of reach and as they do, they bring fresh perspectives and innovative solutions to a sector under intense pressure.” In 2015, mining represented $8.2 billion and it has risen to more than $12.5 billion in BC. “Add in the focus on critical minerals and the shortage of skilled workers, especially in engineering, geology and technical roles is clear,” says Yehl.
The opportunities available range from mining engineering, geotechnical engineering, and mechanical exploration, surveying, environmental roles, health and safety, mine management, accounting, IT, legal, and regulatory – to name but a few. Yehl says, “Mining touches every job category and they are all open to women.”
We invited Vicki Yehl to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the critical need for women in mining and in critical minerals mining.
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“Historically, mining has been a male-dominated industry,” says Vicki Yehl of the British Columbia Securities Commission. “But it’s changing,” she continues, “and it’s clear that diversity is no longer just a social imperative – it is rapidly becoming a business advantage.” It’s true. The number of women in mining in BC is up from 12% of the workforce in 2015 to more than 20% in 2023.
Yehl says, “Women are stepping into roles once considered out of reach and as they do, they bring fresh perspectives and innovative solutions to a sector under intense pressure.” In 2015, mining represented $8.2 billion and it has risen to more than $12.5 billion in BC. “Add in the focus on critical minerals and the shortage of skilled workers, especially in engineering, geology and technical roles is clear,” says Yehl.
The opportunities available range from mining engineering, geotechnical engineering, and mechanical exploration, surveying, environmental roles, health and safety, mine management, accounting, IT, legal, and regulatory – to name but a few. Yehl says, “Mining touches every job category and they are all open to women.”
We invited Vicki Yehl to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the critical need for women in mining and in critical minerals mining.
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Your support matters! Become a patron and subscribe: goo.gl/ypXyDs
The views discussed in this video are the opinions of our guests and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Oh Boy Productions or this show. Any images in this video are for fair use only, as we are a journalism outlet that seeks to illustrate the topic or guest involved.
ctm587 #mining #britishcolumbia #genderequality
