Saidika and Her Children*Φ Saidika is a Kuwaiti woman married to a stateless man. They have three children who are all stateless because Kuwaiti women do not have the right to pass their nationality to their children – a right reserved for Kuwaiti men. “If they don’t have an ID card, if they don’t have the nationality… they will face difficulties when dealing with the authorities. When applying for university, when applying for jobs, any of these things, they will face difficulties. [The government] should do something for us. Not for me or for my husband, but for the future of our children.” – Saidika, a Kuwaiti woman with three stateless children Sadika’s children. © Hannah Boatfield G E N D E R D I S C R I M I N AT I O N A N D C H I L D H O O D S TAT E L E S S N E S S 11