Duration of maternity leave: opinion of French 2016

This statistic shows the opinion on the duration of maternity leave in France in 2016. It displays that the majority of respondents, namely 60 percent, thought that the duration of maternity leave in France was sufficient.

In France, the period of maternity and childcare leave is set at 16 weeks: six weeks before delivery, and ten weeks after delivery. Paternity leave lasts up to 11 consecutive days.

Do you think the duration of maternity leave is too short or too long?*

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Release date

January 2019

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Region

France

Survey time period

October-December 2016

Number of respondents

3,000+

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

Metropolitan France

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

* The source does not provide the original wording of the question posed during the survey. The wording of the question chosen for this statistic may therefore differ slightly from the original.

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