Last week I delivered an in person talk to the The Institute of Quarrying Scotland Branch on women’s safety.
It’s 2024 and we’re ready to talk about this - so we did, all 144 of us, in graphic, uncomfortable, squirmy detail, thanks to Mark Friel.
Too many of our workplaces are still designed for men to work, be safe, and generally survive in all day as male humans, leaving us female humans struggling in way too many aspects. Our safety is a biggie.
❓Is this because industry leaders expect women to just slot into the environment?
❓Is this because industry leaders don’t recognise our biological differences?
❓Or is this because industry leaders refuse to deal with the sexual violence pyramid we women have to deal with alone on the daily? Ignoring it doesn’t make it not exist you know, it makes women collateral damage - and don’t you just make us feel it too.
I’m not that person who shouts and does nothing, I have answers. It took a lot of courage to stand in front of so many disgusted faces, but I have the knowledge and experience to make a big difference for women’s safety, their health, and their wellbeing.
When the few women in the room came up afterwards and said “about bloody time”, and the IOQ president tell’s the room it’s the defining safety presentation of his career, the fear is worth it.
James Thorne Debbie White Viv Russell Anne Smith Colin Mew Phil Bason Chris Rowan University of Derby
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