AbouZahr, CarlaJoshi, RohinaThomas, JoanFrederes, AshleyWenz, KristenPlummer, Bethany2019-07-232019-07-232019-07-18Carla 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.http://hdl.handle.net/10625/57762French version available in IDRC Digital LibraryWithout 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.application/pdfenCIVIL REGISTRATION AND VITAL STATISTICS (CRVS)BIRTH RECORDSDATABASESPUBLIC HEALTHHEALTH POLICYWOMEN’S RIGHTSACCESS TO SERVICESLEGAL IDENTITYVITAL STATISTICSCIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTSINCLUSIONGENDER DISCRIMINATIONHARMFUL TRADITIONAL PRACTICESACCESS TO HEALTHGLOBALSynthesis Report