Case study Extended Maternity Leave: From measuring costs to appreciating bene? ts Maternity leave in the EU countries varies between 14 and 28 weeks, sometimes on full pay, with occasional provision for fathers. The Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality has argued for the extension of maternity leave to 20 weeks, fully paid, and for the introduction of a fortnight’s fully paid paternity leave. They commissioned a background docum

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