Savita Bailur begins by introducing readers to a variety work conducted by Caribou Digital in the identity field, including the role private sector identification actors play in emerging economies and a four-country study with UNICEF on children’s identification credentials from 0-18.
Bailur’s blog explains how gender is a critical component throughout the studies, and highlights what has been learned so far about gender and identification – from how identity credentials can make women feel valued, to why bodily privacy impacts a woman’s decision to enroll for biometric ID.
If you don’t have identity documents... you don’t exist. And women are particularly at risk of “not existing,” starting right from birth registration