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The headline employment rate masks the particularly high number of women in part-time work and the OECD has called on Switzerland to address some of its policies to support working mothers At the time of that report, in 2004, 75% of Swiss mothers worked part-time out of necessity to cover childcare, which the OECD said would hinder their career ...
On 14 June 1991, on the 20th anniversary of women getting the vote at the federal level, half a million women in Switzerland joined the first women’s strike. History now shows the impact of that day on progress regarding equality of the sexes and the struggle against discrimination in Switzerland.
The Global Gender Gap Index annually benchmarks the current state and evolution of gender parity across four key dimensions (Economic Participation and Opportunity, Educational Attainment, Health and Survival, and Political Empowerment). It is the longest-standing index tracking the progress of numerous countries’ efforts towards closing these gaps over time since its inception in 2006.
In Switzerland, women earn roughly a fifth less than men. Demonstrators marched through the country on an annual Women's Strike to demand equality and the end of violence against women. In Geneva and other Swiss cities, women screamed for a minute at 3:24 p.m. — the time of day when women technically start working for free given the wage gap.
Learn how Switzerland's legal framework enables all citizens to vote on how the country is run through referendums, initiatives and optional votes. Discover the history, principles and challenges of this system of direct democracy and its impact on politics and society.
Switzerland has not complied with its duties under the European Convention on Human Rights related to climate change, the ECHR said – there are “critical gaps” in domestic regulation, coupled with a failure to achieve greenhouse gas emission reduction goals.
The report benchmarks gender parity across 146 economies using four key dimensions: Economic Participation and Opportunity, Educational Attainment, Health and Survival, and Political Empowerment. It shows that the global gender gap has closed by 68.5% in 2024, but it will take 134 years to reach full parity.
The OECD gave Switzerland a "very low" gender discrimination score of 8.1 out of 100 for having robust laws and social norms that addressed those issues. Image: OECD While Yemen had a "very high" score of 64 for its strict gender norms that restricted liberties, financial access, and justice for female victims of violence and rape.
1986 – Switzerland permits women to vote in nationwide polls. 2015 – Saudi Arabian women vote for the first time, in local elections. And yet still much more needs to be done, as this year’s edition of the World Economic Forum Global Global Gender Gap Report highlights.
The global health burden is not only carried by the women it impacts, but is also felt throughout broader society. As the Closing the Women's Health Gap report outlines: "The disparities in women’s health affect not only women’s quality of life but also their economic participation and ability to earn a living for themselves and their ...