# France extends paternity leave to 28 days

Date: 2021

From 1 July 2021 paternity and partner leave rose to 28 days, including seven compulsory days, under social-security financing law 2020-1576. It is a completed family-policy expansion, not a speech about fatherhood.

## People

- Emmanuel Macron: https://factrail.ai/people/emmanuel-macron

## Drivers

- Social Cohesion: https://factrail.ai/drivers/social-cohesion

## Sources

- https://www.service-public.fr/particuliers/actualites/A14318
- https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000042665307

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/fr-paternity-leave-2021