Gender and extractives governance Supporting a more inclusive extractive sector Achieving accountability in the extractive sector for all citizens requires addressing the structural barriers that prevent women, girls and marginalised groups from participating in natural resource management and benefitting from revenues. Civil society organisations such as Publish What You Pay (PWYP), Oxfam, International Women in Mining (IWiM) and others have been at the forefront of this issue for over a decade. Thanks to their advocacy, research and campaigns, the importance of gender representation in the extractive industries has been included in EITI disclosures. In 2019, the EITI Standard introduced new provisions for multi-stakeholder groups to consider gender balance in their representation; disclose employment data by company, gender and occupational level; and consider gender needs in the dissemination of information to the public. In addition, the revised Expectations for EITI supporting companies, effective since 2022, include first-time commitments for companies to publish a policy on gender diversity as well as employment data disaggregated by gender. Since then, several countries have taken steps to improve gender representation and inclusion in their extractive industries. In Sierra Leone, the multi-stakeholder group integrated gender diversity into its strategic planning and implementation by building on the country’s 2021 Gender Empowerment Bill, and increased its membership of women from five to nine. In Burkina Faso, the EITI produced a diagnostic of gender-based violence in the mining sector, with recommendations to address and mitigate the issue. And in the Philippines, PH-EITI published detailed employment and gender data, and conducted a study on the participation and experiences of women in large-scale mining to highlight gender disparities and identify areas for improvement. In May 2021, the EITI convened nearly 200 stakeholders for a global peer learning event on advancing gender equality in the extractive sector through EITI implementation. While much still needs to be done, efforts to place more attention on gender representation and inclusion in the extractive industries have resulted in positive steps in several implementing countries. The EITI continues to work with partners to guide and support countries in promoting gender diversity in decision-making; improve the availability of gender-specific data; and address the gender-specific impacts of the sector and energy transition. %of members of national multi-stakeholder groups are women Two thirdsof EITI countries report gender data 1234 5 6 02 0123 4 5 6 5 38 EITI Anniversary Report