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Before mining companies even existed, gold rushes and boom towns attracted hundreds of thousands of people to the west in search of the illusive riches. If you've only seen movies like Wyatt Earp, you'd think most of these folks were gamblers or officers of the law, at least one clergyman, a bartender, and of course, women of easy virtue. When you think of actual gold miners, you picture old timers who panned for gold in rivers and creeks and "them thar hills." He'd be wearing a red checkered shirt, have a grizzly beard and a pick over his shoulder, and be towing his poor sway backed mule that carries all his gear. It is a pretty powerful image and very well known. Yet he wasn't the only miner who was out there searching for bits of the gold stuff. Chinese, Pacific Islanders, Mexicans, African Americans were also out there hoping to strike it rich. But, not everyone was "one of the boys." History will show there were many women prospectors and today they are employed by coal mining companies.
Dangerous and dirty as far as professions go, coal mining isn't for the "weekly manicure" type. A lot of women argue that mining is just for men, and don't understand why another woman would choose to work in a coal mine. In one controversial case, women miners weren't provided female changing rooms and had to change in men's rooms covered by sheets. Today, issues like this are quickly rectified by mining companies wanting to stay out of the news. North Country, starring the usually glamorous Charlize Theron, is a movie about a female coal miner who files for Sexual Harassment. Issues like this scare off the faint of heart. But those tough women working with a,' 'Woman Miners Can Dig It Too,'' attitude still choose the risky profession. And some do this "man's job" during the day, then head home to their families and perform housewife chores without skipping a beat.
Statistics estimate that for every 100 men who work for mining companies, there are only two women. One of these women could be the head of the company though. One such woman, Cynthia Carroll,heads one of the largest diversified mines in the world. Look out guys! Mining companies would have us believe that coal is a rather safe fuel if managed efficiently. Perhaps if working for coal companies was less environmentally hazardous, mining for coal would be as attractive as prospecting for gold and more women would choose mining as a profession.
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