Celebrate Women in Mining at PDAC

March 8 is International Women’s Day, and those attending this year’s Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) conference will have a chance to celebrate in style.
Women in Mining Canada, in partnership with Women in Mining UK, PDAC and Women Who Rock, will be hosting an event called 100 Plus Reasons to Celebrate Women in Mining at 5:00 p.m. on March 8. It will be held in Room 718 in the South Building of the Metro Convention Center in Toronto.
The networking reception is open to all, and will be a “unique opportunity to meet and network with like-minded men and women.” Attendees will include some of the 100 women recognized this year through Women in Mining UK’s 100 Global Inspirational Women in Mining project. Representatives of various Women in Mining Branches will also be present.
A highlight of the event will be the presentation of this year’s Women in Mining Canada Trailblazer Award to Louise Grondin. The award “recognizes women who have taken personal career risks and helped to advance the careers of other women.”
If you’re not able to make it to the event, you can still learn more about women in mining. This infographic is a great start:

#PDAC2016 | ‘Women in Mining’ survey and #infographic. What can we do to encourage career opportunities for women? pic.twitter.com/rr2eMRVtyR

— Women Who Rock (@womenwhorockWWR) March 8, 2016

Click here for more details on tonight’s event. And for more information on women in mining, check out the Twitter accounts for Women in Mining Canada, Women in Mining UK and Women Who Rock.