All Forms of Discrimination Against Women,5 which reviewed Barbados on 12 July 2017 during the 67th Session of the Committee. The Universal Periodic Review of Barbados under the First and Second Cycles 6. Barbados was first subjected to the Universal Periodic Review on 3 December 2008, at Session 10 of the First Cycle, and subsequently on 25 January 2013, at Session 23 of the Second Cycle of the UPR. At the first review, there were no recommendations specifically mentioning the right to nationality, though several States encouraged Barbados to take steps to address discrimination against women, including to enact legislation to enshrine a specific right of non-discrimination on the basis of gender. Two recommendations during the second cycle directly addressed the issue of gender discrimination in the nationality law of Barbados: Recommendation 102.50. Reform national legislation to enable mothers with Barbadian nationality to confer their nationality to their children born abroad (Ecuador); 102.51. Resolve gender inequality with regards to conferring Barbadian nationality from parents to their children (Slovakia); Response by Barbados ‘Accepted’ ‘Accepted’ 7. While Barbados accepted the above recommendations, the delegation stated that the Constitution was amended in 2000 to allow both men and women to confer Barbadian nationality on their children. However, the Constitution treats children born outside Barbados to a married Barbadian mother differently to those of a married Barbadian father, and denies single fathers the ability to confer nationality on children on an equal basis with single mothers. Furthermore, the Barbados Citizenship Act, Cap 186 (last amended 1982) denies Barbadian women the equal right to confer their nationality on children in the case of joint adoption, as will be further elaborated in this submission. 8. Some of the other most relevant recommendations under the 2013 UPR include:6 Recommendation 102.46. Consider formulating and implementing national policies on gender to help define and coordinate efforts to tackle discrimination, marginalization and violence against women (Australia); 102.48. Continue efforts to combat gender stereotyping and gender inequality across the board and work towards Response by Barbados ‘Accepted’ ‘Accepted’ http://equalnationalityrights.org/reports/document/1225-barbados-submission-to-the-committee-on-the-rights-of-thechild?highlight=WyJiYXJiYWRvcyIsImJhcmJhZG9zJyJd 5 The Global Campaign, ISI joint submission to the CEDAW can be accessed here: http://equalnationalityrights.org/reports/document/1231-barbados-submission-to-the-cedawcommittee?highlight=WyJiYXJiYWRvcyIsImJhcmJhZG9zJyJd 6 See the Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review: Barbados, 25 January 2013, available at: https://documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/G13/118/35/PDF/G1311835.pdf?OpenElement