However, girls in Türkiye are pushed out of the education system due to the consequences of gender-based discrimination, stereotypes and inequality, such as unpaid care work at home or work outside the home, child, early and forced marriage, child pregnancy and motherhood. As emphasised in the introduction of the Education Monitoring Report 2023 published by the Education Reform Initiative (ERI) in November 2023; Successive crises affect girls and women more. It is estimated that 80 per cent of those displaced by climate change-related disasters are women and girls, and one in five of these women and girls have been subjected to sexual violence. Disasters and epidemics sharpen already existing inequalities. Girls, especially girls in adolescence, are most adversely affected by crisis situations in which gender inequality is further deepened. Intersectional situations that make children vulnerable, such as poverty and disability, increase risks such as child, early and forced marriage; sexual and physical violence, exploitation and abuse; domestic care burden; and disengagement from education processes. In such periods, it is of critical importance to ensure the physical and emotional safety of girls and their ability to continue their education. Photo: Alternative Encounters-Hatay: Collage Workshop 13 July 2024, Zeytun Çocuk ve Yaşam Alanı, Antakya-Hatay

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