"That seems to play out OK for men but less so for women," she said.
"I think we really need to have a strong debate about how much work we expect people to do, how often we expect people to be logging in, and how many hours in the day we expect people to work."
Mother-to-be and North Queensland FIFO worker, Rejoice Jacobs, wearing the women's hi vis maternity wear by Co Gear. The brandâs founder Kym OâLeary participated in a panel discussion at the business lunch.
RIN general manager Dean Kirkwood said there had been a "massive increase" in female participation in the METS and mining sector over the past 10 years.