Arthur-Holmes, FrancisBusia, Kwaku AbrefaAmponsah, Enoch BoafoMengba, Jennifer Dokbila2025-06-192025-06-192025-09Arthur-Holmes, F., Abrefa Busia, K., Amponsah, E.B. et al. 2025, 'Sexual and gender-based violence in artisanal and small-scale mining in Ghana : implications for African women's socioeconomic empowerment and well-being', Extractive Industries and Society, vol. 23, art. 101635, pp. 1-10, doi : 10.1016/j.exis.2025.101635.2214-790X (print)2214-7918 (online)10.1016/j.exis.2025.101635http://hdl.handle.net/2263/102886This paper examines the complexities of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) in Africa, drawing from qualitative interviews with 38 women miners and 9 non-miners in Ghana. Our findings revealed five themes; 1) sex for mining jobs/roles and trading space protection, 2) physical aggression towards women miners during work, 3) sexual exploitations and manipulations, 4) everyday sexual harassment at mine sites: body touching and sexist comments, and 5) emotional/psychological abuse – which underlie women's experiences of SGBV in ASM spaces. These findings have implications for women's empowerment in ASM as discussed in the paper.en© 2025 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV)Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM)GhanaGender-based violence (GBV)Sexual abuseSex for jobsWomen empowermentArticle