Gender Reflection In Social Work

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Gender has a significant role in our daily lives on both a macro and micro level. A person’s gender relationship with the greater society in which they live continuously impacts their notions of self and permeates the social, political, and economic structures with which they interact. In this paper, I will examine how my learning in this course has developed and influenced my perception of what I bring to social work; further examining, and subsequently comparing and contrasting peer-reviewed journals regarding the gender equity issue; and concluding with learning goals that I hope to achieve throughout my next year in the social work program. Part A This course has contributed to developing my learning of what I bring to social work as …show more content…

Developing a base understanding of how gender impacts and interacts with policies and laws embedded within the societal structure has prompted me to critically examine the macro level elements that knowingly or unknowingly perpetuate the gender bias. The value of pursuing social justice for clients is of particular importance; advocating for equal, far, and non-discriminatory access to resources and basic human rights is a barrier that has been faced in the past and continues to contain obstacles for both women and less frequently, men (CASW Code of Ethics, 2005). Practicing in a manner that recognizes the interwoven systems of oppression and how they relate to the individual is essential to exacting structural reform that more equally allocates resources and access to those resources, as well as policies and procedures. The actions that social workers make on a daily basis and the ways in which they interact with their clients should reflect the goals and core values of social work practice. I believe that understanding the gender component will better help in gaining an adequate depth of a client’s relation and own perceptions about their individual social location, seeing as it is a reality that deeply-rooted patriarchal beliefs in societal context have had an enormous impact on the lives of both men and women and continues to in present-day

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