Women who transform the future
Advances in gender equality at Vale leverage a more cooperative, innovative and attractive environment for new talents.
Studies, research or actions at Vale, with the participation of women, are advancing in all countries. They are present and shed new light on our challenges in all sectors. In sustainability, for example, several solutions for adapting, mitigating and responding to climate change have been led by our scientists.
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A woman's place is also in mining! We rely on your skills for our vacancies, in the various career possibilities within Vale.
We always have opportunities throughout Brazil for women who want to evolve with us. For this, we offer a work environment that prioritizes respect, where everyone has room to stand out and grow.
Vale's commitments to gender equity
Vale’s progress in gender equality
+ 96% / +8,000
more women in the workforce since 2019
Of the total number of leadership positions held by women, 32.8% were black women in 2021 and this rose to 42.1% in 2024.
Access the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Report here and learn more.
What is the role of Vale's women in the sustainable development of the planet?
Vale has invested in several initiatives to promote a more sustainable tomorrow. In this scenario, the focus on diversity and inclusion for recruiting new talent contributes to the creation and development of innovative actions.
In all Brazilian states and countries where Vale operates, women with inspiring stories lead major projects focused on sustainability. The actions have major impacts on communities and contribute to Vale's environmental goals.
Among the commitments made by Vale is achieve zero net emissions in Scope 1 and 2 by 2050, protect 500,000 hectares of forests, achieve 100% renewable energy consumption in Brazil by 2025 and achieve 100% consumption of clean energy sources globally by 2030.
Learn about the stories of women at Vale who are working for a better tomorrow:
Tereza Giannini
Tereza Giannini
At Vale since 2014, the São Paulo native woman moved to Belém, where she works at the Vale Sustainable Development Technological Institute (ITVDS). Currently, Tereza is vice coordinator and advisor in the Professional Master's program at ITV.
With her scientific research linked to biodiversity, especially in the Carajás National Forest, she studies the role that different animals play as seed dispersers and pest controllers.
Patricia Daros
Patricia Daros
Heading the Nature-Based Solutions area, Patricia Daros is directly involved in initiatives that contribute to advances in good environmental practices and forest biodiversity conservation, which result in a more sustainable future.
Miaad Alshidi
Miaad Alshidi
As a Sustainability Specialist at Vale in Oman, Miaad Alshidi seeks to impact society while maintaining operational excellence. She believes that creating a sustainable tomorrow is everyone's responsibility and must necessarily involve gender equity.
Priscila Herrera Diez
Priscila Herrera Diez
Daughter of a Bolivian immigrant and a Brazilian, mechanical engineer and computer technician Priscila Herrera spent a good part of her life in a mechanical workshop, which aroused her interest in the subject. In 2014, she started her career as a programmer for Vale’s capital projects team and took the opportunity to specialize in mining to work as a budget engineer in the Geotechnical Structures De-characterization team.
Claudia Nobre
Claudia Nobre
With more than twenty-five years of experience in the area of engineering, development of projects and works, Claudia has been working at Vale for 17 years. During this period, she has coordinated projects in the areas of Pelletizing, Logistics, Utilities, Environmental and Social/Support for Local Communities. Currently, she is responsible for the integration and management of the scope, term and cost of these investments, seeking to guarantee the technical quality of the projects and the physical and financial adherence of the investments.
Luciana Rodrigues
Luciana Rodrigues
From João Monlevade, in Minas Gerais, Luciana has more than 14 years of experience, is a civil production engineer and has worked at Vale for 2 years in the management of the implementation of railway projects. She currently leads the economic management and project planning teams. In another period of her professional life, she worked in the corporate area of projects at Vale, supporting the implementation of the project management model and in the control and monitoring. In this experience, Luciana had the opportunity to work on national and international projects.
Women at Vale
We achieved our public commitment to double the representation of women in our operations, from 13% to 26% of women in our workforce. More than 8,000 women have joined Vale since 2019.
We also increased our presence in leadership positions, closing 2024 with 22.69% women leaders.
As of 2024, 46% of new hires by Vale were women - in an industry historically with a majority presence of men.
Find out more about our initiatives at Mining by them.
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