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Women making inroads in Chile's all-important mining sector

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Santiago, Dec 10 (EFE).- An old wives' tale in Chile maintains that women traditionally weren't allowed in underground mining pits because their presence would distract the men and anger the mine, whose jealous rage would manifest itself in the form of cave-ins.

Added on the 10/12/2020 13:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés

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