Michal Pa'ilan

The Committee for the Advancement of the Status of Women demands urgent action against underage marriages at Biennial: in an emergency discussion at the committee, shocking evidence was revealed about the scope of the phenomenon and according to which approximately 80% of female students marry in the 9th grade. The chairman of the committee MK Merav Cohen emphasized that "it is about saving lives" and promised: "We will reach out to everyone who takes part in the silencing mechanism"