Knowledge Brief on Gender and CRVS: Making the Invisible, Visible

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Knowledge Brief on Gender and CRVS: Making the Invisible, Visible

Recommended by: Philip Setel Vital Strategies

14 minutes

This knowledge brief is the first in a series by the Centre of Excellence on Gender and CRVS. Making the Invisible, Visible tells how strong CRVS systems can empower women and girls.

Key takeaways

Civil registration is critical for protecting the fundamental rights and freedoms of women, girls, and other vulnerable groups. Legal identity, proof of age, and civil status facilitate access to key rights and services, including social protection, voting rights, health, education, and financial services.
Vital statistics generated from civil registration provide valuable data needed to monitor progress towards gender equality, including Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets such as those related to maternal and infant mortality, education, and access to services.
Globally, women and girls still face many cultural, financial, and legal barriers to experiencing the full benefits and protections of civil registration.
To make sure all women and girls can be counted, protected, and provided for, it will be crucial to address the legal, financial, or social norms around civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems that exclude women and increase their vulnerability.

This 2019 brief is the first in a series providing an overview of how strong CRVS systems can empower women and girls. The Knowledge Brief Series, produced by the Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems in partnership with Open Data Watch, aims to inform the evidence base that can help drive the institutional and societal changes needed to build stronger, more inclusive CRVS systems.

Download the brief:

https://crvssystems.ca/sites/default/files/inline-files/CRVS_Gender_1.1_InvisibleVisible_e_WEB.pdf