Knowledge briefs on gender and CRVS : empowering women and girls through civil registration systems
Date
2019-07-18
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Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems
Abstract
Without civil registration women and children, particularly girls, face a vicious cycle of vulnerability and exclusion from social services and civil rights. Lack of birth registration leaves women and children vulnerable throughout their lives. When marriages are not registered, women face barriers accessing spousal or widowhood rights. When causes of death go unregistered, public health authorities lack information for supporting better public health policies. The report details the ways in which women and children are left out of national databases, and their subsequent vulnerability across generations. Community based health workers are a natural bridge to civil registration systems.
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French version available in IDRC Digital Library
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Synthesis Report
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CIVIL REGISTRATION AND VITAL STATISTICS (CRVS), BIRTH RECORDS, DATABASES, PUBLIC HEALTH, HEALTH POLICY, WOMEN’S RIGHTS, ACCESS TO SERVICES, LEGAL IDENTITY, VITAL STATISTICS, CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS, INCLUSION, GENDER DISCRIMINATION, HARMFUL TRADITIONAL PRACTICES, ACCESS TO HEALTH, GLOBAL
Citation
Carla AbouZahr, et al. 2019. Making Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems Work for Women. Knowledge Brief Series on Gender and CRVS. Centre of excellence for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) Systems.