Justice And Change Assignment Focusing On The Global Nursing Profession

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Task: Can global nursing profession be improved by using justice and change assignment research techniques

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Introduction
The United Nations General Assembly has outlined 17 interlinked goals in 2015 addressing the issues present globally and set a target to achieve those goals in 2030 to ensure a sustainable and better future for all the people worldwide. These goals are known as Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), which are considered a blueprint for building a sustainable future and providing a superior quality of life to all (Fonseca, Domingues & Dima 2020). In this justice and change assignment, the various ways by which the key themes of Laudato Si' and the principles of catholic social thoughts interlink with the sustainable development goal and the role of community organizations will be discussed.

Discussion
Selection of SDG and justification
The 5th of the total 17 sustainable development goals is Gender Equality which aims to dissolve gender disproportion and empower women and this sustainable goal has been chosen for this essay for further discussion.

Explanation of SDG
According to the data extracted from the United Nations during this justice and change assignment, the girls of age group 15-19 across 30 countries worldwide have to go through mutilation against their consent and around 750 million girls are forced to get married before reaching the age of 18. The injustice toward women starts from female feticide which reduces the proportion of females born compared to males and this practice is still prevalent in many developing regions. Domestic violence, forceful mutilation, early age marriage, sexual harassment in the home as well as in the office space, absence of strict laws in many countries across the world to protect women from these abuses are some of the issues addressed in SDG 5 (Agarwal 2018).

This also talks about the disparity in the wages of women employees compared to their male counterparts and the presence of very few women in higher positions and in leadership roles in many organizations. Women are also deprived of proper education and inherited tagine and intangible properties in many countries. SDG 5 aims to resolve these issues and make the world a better place for women in the future and noticeable progress has been already seen across the world (Miotto, Polo López & Rom Rodríguez 2019). It also aims to make women technologically advanced and financially independent to empower them.

Justification for choosing the following SDG
SDG 5 is chosen between the two given SDGs as Gender Equality comes under one of the fundamental rights and maintaining gender equality and empowering women to help to build the base for a sustainable and harmonious world in the future (Katila et al. 2019). Female feticide is one of the issues that can be related to the course study.

Evaluation of course and SDG
The course analysed on this justice and change assignment is Bachelor of Nursing helps build the future nurses and they will be serving people in the near future. Being sensible and responsible toward the people and the environment are two key qualities a nurse should possess and the different learning in the course influence the future nurses to work toward SDG 5. As discussed above, female feticide is one of the major injustices being made against women and it involves killing an unborn female embryo before birth and giving the mother physical and mental stress (Dhar 2018). According to the reports, most of the time this is practised without informing the mother or without taking any consent from her. Sex determination before birth is a punishable offence in many countries and there are strict laws against that. Still, this practice is prevalent in many areas and it causes a disproportion in the number of males and females (Heise et al. 2019). Mutilation is another harassment practised against women in many countries in the world. SDG 5 influences the nurses to be aware of these practices and discourages them from entertaining such practices in future to achieve the goal.

The themes of Laudato Si' can be depicted about the equality to maintain biodiversity which aligns with the aims of SDG 5. It also describes that everyone has the same rights to natural resources and the elements of the environment. The principles of Catholic Social Teaching (CST) on sustainable development goals also address the cultural and legal discrimination practised against women in many places. It addresses the right of women to have access to healthcare services related to nutrition, reproductive health and family planning. A nurse can provide these services to the women patients and make them aware of their rights and teach them ways to take care of their health.

Relation between UNICEF Australia and SDG
UNICEF Australia has been chosen as the community organization in this essay and its role in achieving SDG 5 and the interaction of key elements of Laudato Si' and Principles of Catholic Social Teaching (CST) will be discussed. UNICEF Australia is working to prevent child trafficking, especially girl children as they are vulnerable to child trafficking. The girl children from the rural areas and the areas under poverty get trafficked more often than the developed high-income areas (Verloo 2018). Providing protection to the child is one of the major responsibilities carried out by UNICEF Australia. UNICEF promised its commitment to achieving the sustainable development goals and its Australian counterpart is working toward providing equal rights to both the girl and boy children. It is also working on the same education, opportunities and resources for both boys and girls. UNICEF Australia also works in association with the Government to implement the laws and other policies for the well-being of the children and diminish gender inequality.

This justice and change assignment narrates the importance of providing equal rights to boys and girls so that they both can get the chance to explore and understand their potential. The key themes of the Laudato Si' describe the importance of equality to sustain biodiversity in the environment and states that the natural resources should be divided among all irrespective of all gender, race, or ethnicity. Ensuring health services, proper nutrition and measuring the growth of the children are other aspects UNICEF Australia is working on. It is often seen that the girl children get neglected in the family due to gender discrimination and one key responsibility of the UNICEF is to mitigate this issue. These issues were also addressed by the catholic churches and this helps to understand the interaction between CST and community organizations such as UNICEF Australia.

Principles of Laudato Si’ and selected SDG
The key themes of Laudato Si' describe human beings as 'Creatures of the world' who possess 'unique dignity' and the quality of life of humans has a direct impact on the environment. The development, as well as deterioration in biodiversity, depends on the interaction of humans and other living beings with the environment. One of the themes describes the importance of maintaining biodiversity in order to maintain the sustainability of the environment. It states that the natural resources should be divided among all irrespective of gender, race etc. and this theme aligns with the gender equality goals of SDF 5 (Sachs 2017). Both males and females contribute to the cultural aspects of the environment and help to enrich the same but inequality diminish the cultural and social integrity in the environment. Laudato Si' states the importance of increasing the investment in research to achieve a fully operational and healthy ecosystem. According to the themes of Laudato Si', all the creatures are parts of the environment and are dependent on each other. This statement in a way supports the key elements and aims of the sustainable development goal 5.

The link between catholic social teaching and combat gender discrimination
It was identified on this justice and change assignment that the Catholic Social Teaching (CST) describes the cultural and legal discrimination women face across the countries and also sheds light on the discrimination women face in their households and in families. The CST narrates how the women are providing unpaid domestic care and serving the family members by investing their time and energy (Clark 2016). Girl children are deprived of proper nutrition and proper education in many areas as a victim of gender inequality. Gender-based violence and sexual harassment issues are also addressed in the CST. Women employees are less-paid than their male counterparts in many organizations and women are also seen less in the higher positions and leadership roles (Odera & Mulusa 2020). Harassment in the workplace is also addressed, especially for the migrant workers who come to work from different countries. Girls are forced to get married at an early age in many areas and it ceases their dream of higher education. Early marriage leads to giving birth to a child at an early age which can cause malnutrition in the baby and it is harmful to the health of the mother too. It is also seen that in many countries women are deprived of the inherited properties in terms of both tangible and intangible assets (Wilczek-Karczewska, Pawlus & Waleszczy ski 2020). These all issues are aligned with the issues addressed in SDG 5 as well. The main motto of the SDG 5 is to demolish gender inequality and empower women. CST also states that both the male and female are equal to the almighty God and they complement each other from the beginning of the creation. CST narrates that building a healthy community is possible only when fundamental human rights are maintained and social responsibilities are attained (McKenna 2019). As mentioned earlier, gender equality is one of the fundamental rights of human beings and it describes the link between CST and SDG 5.

Conclusion
The justice and change assignment sheds light on the sustainable development goals designed by the United Nations, especially the 5th goal which aims to bring gender equality across the world and empower women for a sustainable future. It also helps to relate the vital elements of SDG 5 with the key themes of Laudato si' and the Catholic social thoughts and also describes how different community organizations work locally to help achieve sustainable goals worldwide. The essay narrates the link between the course of study and SDG 5 and how it influences work toward SDG 5 as well.

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