https://www.scmp.com/rss/517794/feed Tea Trumbic leads the World Bank’s women, business and the law project. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com In May 1988, Alejandra Arevalo became the first female geologist to enter an underground mine in Chile. In doing so, she defied a popular myth: that a woman brings bad luck by venturing into a mine. She also broke the law. At the time, Chilean women were forbidden to work in underground mining or in any other job that “exceeded their strength or put at risk their physical or moral condition”. Arevalo’s defiance helped spark a revolution. By 1993, the restrictions on women in mining had been... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3254189/international-womens-day-when-women-win-world-wins?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3254189/international-womens-day-when-women-win-world-wins?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 05 Mar 2024 07:30:08 +0000