Women s Empowerment within the Framework of the Sustainable Development Goals: The Case of “Girls on the Field”

In Türkiye, efforts to eliminate gender inequality, barriers to access to sport and cultural norms in sport are increasing by the day. The aim of this research is to the empowerment of girls and women through football within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (Goal 5) using the “Girls on the Field” platform as a case. According to the findings, the Girls on the Field platform as been seen as an exemplary platform that prioritizes sustainability in terms of its founding purposes and adopts empowerment activities in sport through football. As a result, the “Girls on the Field” platform is seen as an exemplary organization in establishing similar platforms in Turkey and the world to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals