In the field of intersectionality, much of the research focuses on analyzing race, class, and gender as factors of marginalization. These factors are considered in an institutionalized way and many analyzes seek to demonstrate how welfare reform policies fail to address these fundamental inequalities. It should be noted that women may suffer a double bind due to welfare reforms. The lasting effects of racism and the lack of attention to gender inequalities (i.e. "family gaps") in women's employment income leave an inherent vulnerability to the perpetuation of discrimination in employment, income and family violence (Lindhorst and Mancoske, 2003). ).Research over the past decade has documented the disproportionate impact of domestic violence on low-income families, demonstrating that domestic violence can interfere with women's ability to comply with policy requirements. social protection, affect their participation in work and constitute a significant obstacle. to their economic development. Recent ethnographic work suggests that because neoliberal policies ignore the social and family networks in which low-income women are embedded and the economic realities that bind them, policies intended to promote self-sufficiency (e.g., demands of work) and/or to promote the private sector rather than the private sector. state dependence for low-income women (e.g., promotion of marriage) can become a source of increased marginalization and vulnerability to abuse (Purvin, 2007). Indigenous women experience twice the mortality rate of any other group of women in the country due to domestic violence. Some researchers argue that it was through sexual violence and the imposition of European gender relations on indigenous communities that Europeans were able to colonize indigenous... middle of article ......da. The International Indigenous Policy Journal 4 (2): 1-21. Smith, Andrea (2005). “Native American Feminism, Sovereignty, and Social Change.” Feminist Studies 31 (1): 116-132. References Brown, Irene and Joya Misra (2003). “The Intersection of Gender and Race in the Labor Market.” Annual Review of Sociology 29: 487-513. Hall, Ronald E (2012). “The feminization of social protection: implications of cultural tradition for male victims of domestic violence.” » Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare 7: 7-32. Harding, Robert (2009). “News Reports on Indigenous Child Welfare: Discourses on White Guilt, Reverse Racism, and Policy Failure.” » Canadian Journal of Social Work 26 (1): 25-41. Indian Act, RSC 1985, c. I‐5.Manning, Corinne (2004). "'A White Hand Helping': Assimilation, Social Protection and Victorian Aboriginal Housing Transition Policy." » Labor history 87: 193-208.