On November 5, 2025, the Women’s Rights and Mining (WRM) network hosted a session at the annual general meeting of the IGF in Geneva. The session, Legal Tools for Gender Equality in Critical Mineral Governance, covered frameworks to protect women’s rights in all aspects of the supply chain and communities in a fast-paced critical minerals environment.
Discussions focused on the role of mining contracts, labour laws, and environmental and social impact assessments as tools to advance gender equality, while highlighting the importance of transparency, anti-corruption, and clear legal provisions to safeguard women’s participation and protection across the value chain.
