Silva, RomeshSnow, Rachel2019-07-242019-07-242019-07-18Silva, Romesh and Rachel Snow. 2019. The Life-Course Approach to Civil Registration and Vital Statistics: A Crucial Tool to Advance Gender Equality. Knowledge Brief Series on Gender and CRVS. Centre of Excellence for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems, International Development Research Centre, Ottawa, Ontario.http://hdl.handle.net/10625/57774French version available in IDRC Digital LibraryThree country case studies address the importance of civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems along with CRVS impact on the visibility and legal rights of women in China and Morocco, and Syrian refugee women. The case studies illustrate how gender disparities can be observed to be clustered in geographic areas and local communities. This factor suggests the need for targeted subnational studies and interventions to address socially gendered barriers to civil registration and legal identity. Civil registration and vital statistics systems are a crucial tool in advancing gender equality, and empowerment of women and girls.application/pdfenCIVIL REGISTRATION AND VITAL STATISTICS (CRVS)VITAL STATISTICSWOMEN’S RIGHTSACCESS TO HEALTHACCESS TO SERVICESCIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTSSOCIAL INCLUSIONGENDER DISCRIMINATIONHARMFUL TRADITIONAL PRACTICESSOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTHLEGAL IDENTITYLEGAL STATUSCHINAMOROCCOSYRIAGLOBALSynthesis Report