Women looking for mining job

I AM writing to express my views on the headline “Call made for more women in mining” (The National, Aug 15, page 17).
I am a female engineering graduate of mining discipline who has not been given any chance to contribute and take part in the mining industry since I graduated.
I am a graduate who is still looking for employment in the mining industry and yet the mining industry is seeking more women to join.
What can senior geotechnical engineer Monica Koek, of Ok Tedi Mining Limited, say about women like me who have engineering degrees and rights to work in a mine but cannot find an opening there?
We have dreamt to work in mines while growing up and this boosted our morale to study engineering courses once dominated by men.
We proved to our male colleagues that we are equal to them by graduating together and being as certified as them.
But when it comes to getting a job, mostly men are preferred while women are still holding on to our yellow envelopes looking for a job.
I have been unemployed for a very long time and I am still searching and applying for a job in the mining industry.
It is not fair to say that you need more women, but are not able to help qualified women find work in the industry.
I hope you take it into consideration.

Concerned
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Kakuav
Lae MP
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