Natural Resources Governance Institute
Women make up only 22 percent of the oil and gas workforce and 14 percent of the industrial mining workforce. This article explores the history of legal restrictions on women’s work and the implications of prohibitions.
Business Insider
Aubrey Menard gives an expert interview about the way Mongolia has handled the coronavirus and what it has meant for its economy.
Natural Resources Governance Institute
Because data is so seldom disaggregated by gender, it is difficult to truly assess the impacts of extractives policies and harmful practices are likely replicated.
New America
An adapted excerpt from Young Mongols: Forging Democracy in the Wild, Wild East
Huffington Post
LGBTQI life in Mongolia is probably better than you imagine it to be. Credit goes to the activism of the LGBT Center and its President, Anaraa Nyamdorj. This video describes the challenges facing the community, their successful advocacy, and their optimistic view of Mongolia’s future.
Open Democracy
On Friday, November 13, S. Erdene, the head of the Mongolian Labor Union ‘Solidarity’ (Ev Sanaany Negdel) called a press conference to discuss a recent change in contract for workers at Mongolia’s Tavan Tolgoi mine, one of the largest coal mines in the world. After delivering his remarks, S. Erdene doused himself in flammable liquid and lit himself on fire.
