Nationality is an abstract concept describing the relationship between an individual and the state. Many of us take our nationality and citizenship for granted. Even those of us who experience nationality--transferring our citizenship or passing nationality to our children--experience it more as a process than as a barrier. To help us experience nationality laws from a woman's perspective, we are setting up a series of short action-surveys here.
This is a time of year when many children are going back to school, flooding school hallways and classrooms. Education is an invaluable social service provided by the state. However, there are many children who are denied access to education based on whom their mothers choose to marry.
Continue Reading | Posted by WLP on October 9th, 2007
Is a male citizen entitled to different rights than a female citizen? Do all countries treat men and women the same? We will explore some of these questions through a series of Action-Surveys. Here is the first one in the series…
Continue Reading | Posted by usha on September 27th, 2006