Anna Diamantopoulou: The impact of pandemic on education of girls from poor countries is a tragedy for us all

"All European countries were working on the digital education agenda before the pandemic, but not all have made the same progress. The differences we see today are striking," says Anna Diamantopoulou, former Greek Minister of Education and one of four candidates left in the race to become the next Sec-Gen of OECD. According to Diamantopoulou, inequalities in children's access to education through technology can be seen everywhere. However, as she points out, according to the United Nations (UN), eleven million of girls in poor countries will quit school, having no educational alternatives during the pandemic. For them, dropping out of school subsequently means forced marriage, sexual violence, exploitation, or being victim of human trafficking. "The current pandemic will have a huge negative impact on the generation of children in poor countries. And this is a real disaster for all of us," adds Diamantopoulou.

 

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