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Actions I can take to Mitigate Social Impacts to Marginalized Women

The actions I can take as an advanced nursing practitioner to mitigate the social impacts faced by these women are; I will support them by asking about their social history sensitively. Simply increasing the number of primary health care teams with a focus on mental health and substance use is not the answer (Prodan-Bhalla, & Browne, 2019). The first step in addressing hidden social issues is asking about potential social challenges in a sensitive and culturally acceptable way. Compassion and empathy will make them more forthcoming about their concerns, which will enable me to have a more accurate knowledge about their problems to provide them with the appropriate care which will in turn lead to therapeutic interactions that will help with recovery. 

I will also engage with them at the community level to empower them. Empowerment of marginalized women is needed to tackle deeply rooted challenges that become engrained in the social norm. Lastly, I will partner with local community groups and community leaders to come up with a community-based intervention for promoting help for these women like offering low-cost day care and early childhood education opportunities, introducing violence prevention programs, and supporting expectant mothers economically by providing job opportunities and education on maternal health. 

The Role of Policy at Government Level in the Marginalization of Women and Child Bearing Families

The role of policy at the government level in the marginalization of women and childbearing families is to empower these women by providing them with access to quality health, education, water and sanitation systems, along with social protection systems. This enables them to acquire rights, and the basic needs required by them with no need to wait for the benefits of economic growth to reach them. Besides, policies at the government level create an enabling institutional environment for empowering marginalized women. This leads to transparency and access to information, the use of that information and participating in governance reforms by these women.  It also enables the allocation of sufficient supplies and resources for child bearing mothers and increases the availability of resources needed for the social, psychological and health of these women.  

Civil rights and law policy is a federal policy that impacts marginalized groups. This policy provides a framework to promote equal access to publicly funded resources and prevents discrimination based on gender, disability, income, culture and race. It can be applied in different areas, for example, healthcare, education and economic growth. It involves all community stakeholders. It is executed by the president and implemented by administrative agencies. Civil rights involve the fair distribution of both the benefits and the burdens of programs (Prodan-Bhalla, & Browne, 2019).

How Policy Impacts Marginalized Groups Negatively

Policies impact marginalized areas both negatively and positively. However, when it comes to policies that involve inclusion, marginalized areas suffer more. There is usually the existence of significant barriers to entering the political process in marginalized areas. While members of marginalized groups share common hurdles to their ability to participate in political processes, there are also variations in age, socio-economic status, gender, or geography that can impact them in different ways. Members of an already marginalized population may face double exclusion owing to their gender, age, or socio-economic status. Most of the time elected officials and government institutions do not usually reach out to these populations and take their interests into account. Inclusion risks being reliant on exceptional individuals to be able to navigate an enduring relationship between government and community. Equal justice means more than freedom from unhealthy, environmentally degraded communities (Simon, 2018).

 

References

Prodan-Bhalla, N., & Browne, A. J. (2019). Exploring women's health care experiences through an equity lens: Findings from a community clinic serving marginalised women. Journal of clinical nursing, 28(19-20), 3459-3469.

Simon-Kumar, R. (2018). Inclusionary policy and marginalised groups in Aoteaora/New Zealand process, impacts and politics. Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online, 13(2), 246-260.