"It is this fine line of engaging people in the business case and pulling some people along kicking and screaming because they think it is a zero-sum game.

They think, ‘if it is going to be good for a woman it is going be bad for me’ so how do we demonstrate this is not a zero-sum game?"

"We had challenging conversations because a lot of the feedback from men was, “Where is my son going to go work?” and the response is, “What's your daughter going to do?”

"If we celebrate International Women's Day, it is important to celebrate International Men's Day as well."

"If leaders don't have the case for change and why they're doing this, then it is going to fail."

* The above quotes are from participants from this study including CEOs, Executives and People & Culture professionals in the mining industry

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