WORLD Longitudinal Policy Data, Africa

The WORLD Policy Analysis Center (WORLD) is committed to improving the quantity and quality of globally comparative data available to policymakers, citizens, civil society, and researchers on laws and policies that work to support human rights, including economic opportunity, social and civic engagement, human health, development, well-being, and equity. The WORLD Longitudinal Policy Data, Africa was released in partnership with DataFirst. This data was created to use harmonized DHS and MICS surveys to assess the impact of policy change on early childhood outcomes, gender equality, and economic outcomes. Longitudinal data was constructed for 20 - 30 years spanning paid parental leave and tuition-free pre-primary education; access to education, including tuition-free and compulsory education from primary through the completion of secondary; prohibitions of early marriage, including legal loopholes; prohibitions of gender and caregiving discrimination at work, including all stages of work and provisions to support effective enforcement; and prohibitions of domestic violence, including penalties.