The birthright of a child to its mother’s nationality -the gender discriminatory laws which can lead to statelessness

Women cannot pass on their nationality to their children in 25 countries around the world, while more than 50 countries have some form of gender discrimination in their nationality laws. Catherine Harrington, campaign manager of the Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights, describes the growing movement against such gender bias which can prevent children of mixed marriages or single mothers from accessing education, healthcare, social services and formal employment.