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ABSTRACT: Gender inequality is the social phenomenon in which men and women are not treated equally. Citizenship is not just a certain status defined by a set of rights and responsibilities. Citizenship should be inclusive, incorporating the interests and needs of all citizens. A gender perspective on citizenship begins with an assertion of the rights of all women and men to equal treatment. Citizenship should also be an active concept, beyond mere status and formal rights. Much of the literature on gender and citizenship discusses the structural constrains that women face in exercising citizenship rights, in terms of law, policies and formal public divergences in many feminist theories. Many writers such as Marshall, Manu and Turner discuss the citizenship issues but unfortunately the absence of gender issue in citizenship debate is almost a key feature of their writings. The paper argues the citizenship cannot be understood without gender relation. Citizenship is an inclusive concept encompassing both men and women.