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U.S. Short-term Paid Sick and Safe Days Data was released in August 2023. This dataset includes a variety of detailed indicators on laws and policies in U.S. states, cities, counties and the District of Columbia on earned time off for short-term personal and family members' illness and needs related to domestic violence, sexual assault and/or stalking. Measures include eligibility criteria, types of workers covered, types of needs and family members covered, duration available, job protection and protection against retaliation.

Paid Leave and Job Protection for Parents, People Who Are Sick and People Who Have Sick Family Members in the United States Data was released in June 2023. This dataset (abbreviated on maps and graphics as the US Paid Family and Medical Leave database) includes a variety of detailed indicators on paid parental leave, personal paid medical leave and paid family medical leave across 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Indicators include the length and wage replacement of paid leave, availability of job protection, and specific eligibility criteria linked to firm size, worker tenure, minimum hours, and earnings requirements.

Gender Equality in the Economy Data was released in February 2023 alongside the publication of Equality within Our Lifetimes. This dataset includes a range of detailed indicators on laws and policies in 193 countries that are critical to advancing gender equality in the economy. Areas addressed include: laws prohibiting gender, caregiving, and intersectional discrimination at work; laws prohibiting sexual harassment at work; implementation and enforcement of laws prohibiting discrimination and sexual harassment at work; paid leave policies to support balancing work and caregiving across the life course including during infancy, childhood, adulthood, and old age; and laws that remove barriers to girls’ education. Longitudinal data is included to show how far the world has come in key areas, and how far it has to go.