https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A new Swiss divorce ruling sparks a proposal that parents who stay at home and take care of children while the other spouse works, should be compensated by the government. https://www.thelocal.ch/20210316/should-stay-at-home-parents-in-switzerland-be-paid-a-salary Tue, 16 Mar 2021 15:43:46 +0100 should-stay-at-home-parents-in-switzerland-be-paid-a-salary In terms of women’s equality, employment, political representation, and security Switzerland has been ranked the second best country in the world, in a new study. Would you agree? https://www.thelocal.ch/20191024/switzerland-is-worlds-second-best-country-for-women Thu, 24 Oct 2019 11:40:39 +0200 switzerland-is-worlds-second-best-country-for-women The recent nationwide strike by women should not be ignored and Switzerland should act to improve pay and conditions for women in the workplace, Swiss workers’ unions have said. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190709/switzerland-must-act-on-womens-rights-say-unions Tue, 09 Jul 2019 13:38:57 +0200 switzerland-must-act-on-womens-rights-say-unions A new survey looking at Swiss incomes last year reveals just how much men earned compared to women across a range of sectors. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190625/revealed-the-true-size-of-switzerlands-gender-pay-gap-swiss-salaries-womens-rights Wed, 26 Jun 2019 00:21:47 +0200 revealed-the-true-size-of-switzerlands-gender-pay-gap-swiss-salaries-womens-rights The upper house of the Swiss parliament on Wednesday backed the introduction of quotas on the number of women serving in management and on the boards of large companies in Switzerland. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190620/swiss-senate-backs-quotas-for-women-at-top-levels-of-business Thu, 20 Jun 2019 11:57:56 +0200 swiss-senate-backs-quotas-for-women-at-top-levels-of-business On International Women’s Day, The Local outlines a few things you may not have known about the evolution of women’s rights in Switzerland. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190308/12-fascinating-facts-about-the-history-of-womens-rights-in-switzerland Fri, 08 Mar 2019 11:42:21 +0100 12-fascinating-facts-about-the-history-of-womens-rights-in-switzerland Swiss women only won the right to vote in 1971 but the country has come a long way since then when it comes to equality between the sexes. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180308/glass-ceiling-new-report-highlights-huge-gender-divide-on-swiss-boards-womens-rights Thu, 08 Mar 2018 11:14:40 +0100 glass-ceiling-new-report-highlights-huge-gender-divide-on-swiss-boards-womens-rights There should be no quota for the number of women serving in the seven-member Federal Council, a parliamentary commission has decided. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180112/initiative-for-female-quota-in-federal-government-rejected Fri, 12 Jan 2018 10:23:45 +0100 initiative-for-female-quota-in-federal-government-rejected Should Switzerland introduce quotas to ensure adequate representation of women in the Swiss government? https://www.thelocal.ch/20171018/should-the-swiss-government-introduce-gender-quotas Wed, 18 Oct 2017 13:38:41 +0200 should-the-swiss-government-introduce-gender-quotas Bars and nightclubs in the eastern Swiss city of Winterthur are introducing a new alert system to help tackle sexual harassment, news agency ATS reported on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20171013/winterthur-bars-introduce-code-system-for-women-facing-sexual-harassment Fri, 13 Oct 2017 11:12:06 +0200 winterthur-bars-introduce-code-system-for-women-facing-sexual-harassment Women political candidates have less chance of being elected than their male counterparts, according to research carried out by broadcaster RTS. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170825/swiss-voters-prefer-male-candidates-study Fri, 25 Aug 2017 14:21:31 +0200 swiss-voters-prefer-male-candidates-study Young Swiss women will be obliged to attend an ‘information day’ about military service from 2020 in order to encourage more to join the army, according to reports. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170523/switzerland-takes-step-closer-to-military-conscription-for-women Tue, 23 May 2017 12:12:56 +0200 switzerland-takes-step-closer-to-military-conscription-for-women It was an appropriate theme for International Women’s Day as Geneva’s parliament on Wednesday voted in favour of naming more streets in the canton after women. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170309/geneva-agrees-to-name-more-streets-after-women Thu, 09 Mar 2017 11:37:34 +0100 geneva-agrees-to-name-more-streets-after-women Increasing the number of women recruits would be “beneficial” to the Swiss army, a top commander has said. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170222/swiss-army-wants-to-recruit-more-women Wed, 22 Feb 2017 12:03:50 +0100 swiss-army-wants-to-recruit-more-women About 40 potential vaccines for the Zika virus are being tested, but none are likely to be available for women of childbearing age before 2020, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170202/who-no-zika-vaccine-before-2020 Thu, 02 Feb 2017 09:51:13 +0100 who-no-zika-vaccine-before-2020 Men are twice as likely as women to be considered for a job by employers searching for candidates on job websites, according to a study. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170110/study-swiss-employers-favour-men-over-women Tue, 10 Jan 2017 11:48:13 +0100 study-swiss-employers-favour-men-over-women The Swiss government wants to force small companies to examine their rates of pay every four years in an attempt to highlight and overcome the issue of salary inequality between men and women. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161027/bern-companies-should-report-salary-inequalities-by-law Thu, 27 Oct 2016 11:35:35 +0200 bern-companies-should-report-salary-inequalities-by-law Equality between the sexes in Switzerland has taken a step backwards in the past year, as the country slips out of the top ten in the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2016. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161026/report-swiss-progress-slows-on-gender-equality Wed, 26 Oct 2016 12:54:55 +0200 report-swiss-progress-slows-on-gender-equality Switzerland has one of the largest gender pay gaps in Europe, meaning from Friday October 21st women in the country will effectively be working for free for the rest of 2016, according to a report. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161021/swiss-women-will-work-for-free-for-the-rest-of-year Fri, 21 Oct 2016 11:05:35 +0200 swiss-women-will-work-for-free-for-the-rest-of-year Switzerland is one of the world’s ten best countries to be a girl, according to a new report. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161011/report-switzerland-among-worlds-best-places-for-girls Tue, 11 Oct 2016 12:18:15 +0200 report-switzerland-among-worlds-best-places-for-girls