Maybe one way to make this fairer for the majority of the workforce is to suspend seniority accrual when the women is not on 90% maternity pay. At least that way hard working male pilots will get their commands a little sooner. My son, who lives in Sweden has a wife who has had three children, all about 2yrs apart, In Sweden I believe a women gets 90% pay for 2yrs. Imagine the cost to the state, and why the tax rate is 60%.