AusIMM has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Pride Professionals, an organisation formed to provide support for gender and sexually diverse professionals working across Australia, including in the resources sector.
The MoU reflects a shared commitment to welcoming, including and advancing all people pursuing careers in resources, including gender and sexually diverse professionals.
The agreement is a crucial undertaking to progress and elevate representation of diversity in the industry. Both organisations recognise that a sustainable resources industry relies on welcoming a diverse range of talent, in turn helping to secure a sustainable talent pipeline for the sector.
Pride Professionals’ focus is to provide gender and sexually diverse professionals with access to supportive, safe professional networks and connections to mentoring opportunities with allied associations.
AusIMM CEO Stephen Durkin, together with Pride Professionals co-founders Stephanie Graskoski and Tanya Brisbane, spoke of the importance of the MoU and the impact of the collaboration.
“AusIMM and Pride Professionals are united in welcoming, supporting and including all people pursuing careers in the resources sector, including gender and sexually diverse people. We recognise this is critical to advance the sector for the benefit of the diverse communities we serve,” Mr Durkin said.
Stephanie Graskoski explained a key component of the collaboration will be Pride Professionals working with AusIMM to understand the needs of diverse professionals, helping to drive ongoing improvements and awareness across the resources sector.
“We look forward to working with AusIMM to grow Pride Professional’s reach and provide further opportunities for gender and sexually diverse professionals. Connecting our networks, understanding diverse experiences, and creating safe spaces are key to creating an inclusive resources sector for all. This is what the AusIMM and Pride Professionals collaborations seeks to advance,” Ms Graskoski said.
