Maternity leave

Dear all,

I have asked to REA the delicate and important question of maternity leave during the conduction of the project. I have got the answer yesterday after 2 months of waiting for a very generic/simplified answer:" For the case of the COFUND fellowships we only pay the beneficiary (your employer) for the time that the scientist are active. It is possible to have a sick leave or a parental leave, in those cases the fellowship can be extended. The problem might come at the end of the project, as we cannot pay after the project has officially finished. Best regards, Oscar Barreiro" I would really like your opinion upon this matter. I have replied that this has to be solved in the MSCA due to their policy of gender equality. Promoting something which is not true is a little hypocrite isn`t it?

Thank you for your contribution.

Kind regards,

ina