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