GENDER EQUITY IN MINING WORKS 7 Meet Agnico Eagle s Meadowbank Change Agent T o facilitate the GEM W orks program Agnico Eagle identifed Courtney Squires Community Relations professional at the Meadowbank site to become a Change Agent Courtney successfully completed the GEM W orks Learn to Make a Dif ference training program consisting of four online elearning modules that explain the practical applications of the GEM W orks program Looking Through a Gender Lens Michelle and Courtney collaborated using the GEM W orks T oolbox a stepbystep guide used by trained Change Agents to remove unintentional barriers to gender inclusion in written policies and procedures to conduct a review of existing policies that support women working in their northern operations Deciding when to start maternity leave is a major decision for all women working in remote environments such as Canada s northern territories due to the physical environment and distance to medical assistance Company Guidelines Fueled by the lessons learned from their GEM W orks training Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd is currently in the process of developing guidelines that will continue to promote and support women and their families company wide Source Agnico Eagle Mines