This paper describes the construction of the gender disaggregated labor database (GDLD). The GDLD is a microeconomic-based global database that provides detailed accounts on employment levels, wages, and skill qualification of labor at disaggregated economic activity, occupation category, and gender. The data was constructed by harmonizing industry and occupation variables to international classification systems. This database can be used in global trade models interested in assessing the links between gender, employment, and poverty.