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* '''1928, 1958''': [[Swiss Exhibition for Women's Work|Swiss exhibitions for Women's Work]] (SAFFA) highlighted women's economic contributions |
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* '''1928, 1958''': [[Swiss Exhibition for Women's Work|Swiss exhibitions for Women's Work]] (SAFFA) highlighted women's economic contributions |
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* '''1959''': Introduction of women's voting rights in Vaud and Neuchâtel cantons |
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* '''1959''': Introduction of women's voting rights in [[Vaud]] and Neuchâtel cantons |
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* '''1971''': Swiss women gained federal [[Women's suffrage in Switzerland|voting rights]], among the last in Europe |
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* '''1971''': Swiss women gained federal [[Women's suffrage in Switzerland|voting rights]], among the last in Europe |
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* '''1981''': Gender equality was enshrined in the Swiss Constitution on 14 June |
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* '''1981''': Gender equality was enshrined in the Swiss Constitution on 14 June |
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The strike featured two coordinated national moments: at 11:00 AM, the call for strike was read simultaneously across Swiss cities, and at 3:24 PM, women were invited to leave their workplaces or homes.[{{cite web |title=Grève des femmes : les Suissesses se sont mobilisées en masse partout dans le pays |url=https://www.lenouvelliste.ch/articles/suisse/greve-des-femmes-les-suissesses-se-sont-mobilisees-en-masse-partout-dans-le-pays-847670 |access-date=16 June 2019 |website=lenouvelliste.ch |language=fr}}] The 3:24 PM timing symbolically represented when women effectively stop being paid during an eight-hour workday, based on the wage gap calculated by federal statistics.[{{cite web |title=Des centaines de milliers de femmes ont pris part à la grève nationale |url=https://www.rts.ch/info/suisse/10504384-les-femmes-se-sont-mobilisees-en-masse-pour-l-egalite-dans-toute-la-suisse.html |access-date=16 June 2019 |website=rts.ch |language=fr}}] |
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The strike featured two coordinated national moments: at 11:00 AM, the call for strike was read simultaneously across Swiss cities, and at 3:24 PM, women were invited to leave their workplaces or homes.[{{cite web |title=Grève des femmes : les Suissesses se sont mobilisées en masse partout dans le pays |url=https://www.lenouvelliste.ch/articles/suisse/greve-des-femmes-les-suissesses-se-sont-mobilisees-en-masse-partout-dans-le-pays-847670 |access-date=16 June 2019 |website=lenouvelliste.ch |language=fr}}] The 3:24 PM timing symbolically represented when women effectively stop being paid during an eight-hour workday, based on the wage gap calculated by federal statistics.[{{cite web |title=Des centaines de milliers de femmes ont pris part à la grève nationale |url=https://www.rts.ch/info/suisse/10504384-les-femmes-se-sont-mobilisees-en-masse-pour-l-egalite-dans-toute-la-suisse.html |access-date=16 June 2019 |website=rts.ch |language=fr}}] |
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In major cities, demonstrations took various forms. In [[Bern]], members of parliament interrupted their session for 15 minutes in symbolic support, with many joining protesters in the Federal Square.[{{cite news |date=14 June 2019 |title=Suisse : des centaines de milliers de femmes dans la rue pour réclamer l'égalité salariale |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2019/06/14/suisse-des-milliers-de-femmes-dans-la-rue-pour-reclamer-l-egalite-salariale_5476430_3210.html |access-date=17 June 2023 |work=[[Le Monde]] |language=fr}}] Protesters wore purple clothing and carried signs with the female symbol ♀ containing a raised fist. Some controversial symbols were also displayed, including representations of female anatomy, which organizers described as powerful symbols of femininity. |
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In major cities, demonstrations took various forms. In [[Bern]], members of parliament interrupted their session for 15 minutes in symbolic support, with many joining protesters in the Federal Square.[{{cite news |date=14 June 2019 |title=Suisse : des centaines de milliers de femmes dans la rue pour réclamer l'égalité salariale |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2019/06/14/suisse-des-milliers-de-femmes-dans-la-rue-pour-reclamer-l-egalite-salariale_5476430_3210.html |access-date=17 June 2023 |work=[[Le Monde]] |language=fr}}] Protesters wore purple clothing and carried signs with the female symbol ♀ containing a raised fist. Some controversial symbols were also displayed, including representations of female anatomy, which organizers described as powerful symbols of [[femininity]]. |
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The day concluded at midnight when [[Lausanne Cathedral]] was illuminated in purple, serving as a final symbolic gesture. |
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The day concluded at midnight when [[Lausanne Cathedral]] was illuminated in purple, serving as a final symbolic gesture. |
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In the [[2019 Swiss federal election|2019 federal elections]], women's representation in the [[National Council (Switzerland)|National Council]] reached a historic high of 42%, compared to 32% in 2015.[{{Cite news |last=Tombez |first=Valentin |date=22 October 2019 |title=Percée historique des femmes au Conseil national |url=https://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rts.ch%2Finfo%2Fsuisse%2F10800116-percee-historique-des-femmes-au-conseil-national.html |work=RTS Info}}] The parties electing the highest proportion of women were the Social Democratic Party (62%) and the Green Party (61%).[{{Cite news |last=Wuthrich |first=Bernard |title=Un parlement plus féminin et plus académique |url=https://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/index2.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.letemps.ch%2Fsuisse%2Fun-parlement-plus-feminin-plus-academique#& |work=Le temps}}] |
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In the [[2019 Swiss federal election|2019 federal elections]], women's representation in the [[National Council (Switzerland)|National Council]] reached a historic high of 42%, compared to 32% in 2015.[{{Cite news |last=Tombez |first=Valentin |date=22 October 2019 |title=Percée historique des femmes au Conseil national |url=https://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rts.ch%2Finfo%2Fsuisse%2F10800116-percee-historique-des-femmes-au-conseil-national.html |work=RTS Info}}] The parties electing the highest proportion of women were the Social Democratic Party (62%) and the Green Party (61%).[{{Cite news |last=Wuthrich |first=Bernard |title=Un parlement plus féminin et plus académique |url=https://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/index2.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.letemps.ch%2Fsuisse%2Fun-parlement-plus-feminin-plus-academique#& |work=Le temps}}] |
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The Swiss Parliament introduced two-week paternity leave, expanding from the previous single day.[{{Cite web |last=Romy |first=Katy |date=14 June 2020 |title=Un an après la grève, les femmes ont marqué des points |url=https://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/index2.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.swissinfo.ch%2Ffre%2Feconomie%2F14-juin-2019_un-an-apr%25C3%25A8s-la-gr%25C3%25A8ve--les-femmes-ont-marqu%25C3%25A9-des-points%2F45826898#federation=archive.wikiwix.com&tab=url |website=Swiss Info}}] Despite opposition from the Swiss People's Party and some members of other parties,[{{Cite web |date=2020-02-05 |title=Le peuple votera sur le congé paternité, le référendum a abouti |url=https://www.rts.ch/info/suisse/11070555-le-peuple-votera-sur-le-conge-paternite-le-referendum-a-abouti.html |access-date=2025-08-13 |website=rts.ch |language=fr}}] Swiss voters approved the paternity leave by 60.3% in a referendum on 27 September 2020, with the policy taking effect on 1 January 2021.[{{Cite web |date=2020-09-27 |title=Un congé paternité de deux semaines va être introduit en Suisse |url=https://www.rts.ch/info/suisse/11633166-un-conge-paternite-de-deux-semaines-va-etre-introduit-en-suisse.html |access-date=2025-08-13 |website=rts.ch |language=fr}}] |
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The Swiss Parliament introduced two-week paternity leave, expanding from the previous single day.[{{Cite web |last=Romy |first=Katy |date=14 June 2020 |title=Un an après la grève, les femmes ont marqué des points |url=https://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/index2.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.swissinfo.ch%2Ffre%2Feconomie%2F14-juin-2019_un-an-apr%25C3%25A8s-la-gr%25C3%25A8ve--les-femmes-ont-marqu%25C3%25A9-des-points%2F45826898#federation=archive.wikiwix.com&tab=url |website=Swiss Info}}] Despite opposition from the [[Swiss People's Party]] and some members of other parties,[{{Cite web |date=2020-02-05 |title=Le peuple votera sur le congé paternité, le référendum a abouti |url=https://www.rts.ch/info/suisse/11070555-le-peuple-votera-sur-le-conge-paternite-le-referendum-a-abouti.html |access-date=2025-08-13 |website=rts.ch |language=fr}}] Swiss voters approved the paternity leave by 60.3% in a referendum on 27 September 2020, with the policy taking effect on 1 January 2021.[{{Cite web |date=2020-09-27 |title=Un congé paternité de deux semaines va être introduit en Suisse |url=https://www.rts.ch/info/suisse/11633166-un-conge-paternite-de-deux-semaines-va-etre-introduit-en-suisse.html |access-date=2025-08-13 |website=rts.ch |language=fr}}] |
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The success of the 2019 strike established 14 June as an annual day of feminist action in Switzerland.[{{cite news |author=Katy Romy |date=14 June 2020 |title=Un an après la grève, les femmes ont marqué des points |url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/fre/economie/14-juin-2019_un-an-apr%C3%A8s-la-gr%C3%A8ve--les-femmes-ont-marqu%C3%A9-des-points/45826898 |access-date=7 June 2023 |work=[[swissinfo]] |language=fr}}] Subsequent strikes were held in 2020 (despite the COVID-19 pandemic), 2021,[{{Cite web |date=2021-06-14 |title=Vague violette et minutes de silence, les femmes dans la rue pour l'égalité |url=https://www.rts.ch/info/suisse/12274649-vague-violette-et-minutes-de-silence-les-femmes-dans-la-rue-pour-legalite.html |access-date=2025-08-13 |website=rts.ch |language=fr}}] 2022,[{{Cite web |date=2022-06-14 |title=La Grève féministe mobilise 50'000 personnes dans les rues de Suisse |url=https://www.rts.ch/info/suisse/13171619-la-greve-feministe-mobilise-50000-personnes-dans-les-rues-de-suisse.html |access-date=2025-08-13 |website=rts.ch |language=fr}}] and 2023, maintaining the date as a fixture in Swiss feminist activism[{{Cite news |date=2023-06-07 |title=Revivez «Le Débat» consacré à la grève féministe du 14 juin - Le Temps |url=https://www.letemps.ch/societe/egalite/revivez-debat-consacre-greve-feministe-14-juin |access-date=2025-08-13 |language=fr |issn=1423-3967}}] and permanently transforming the country's feminist landscape.[{{cite news |author=Dominique Hartmann |date=4 June 2023 |title=14 juin, un mouvement de fond |url=https://lecourrier.ch/2023/06/04/14-juin-un-mouvement-de-fond/ |access-date=7 June 2023 |work=[[Le Courrier]] |language=fr}}] |
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The success of the 2019 strike established 14 June as an annual day of feminist action in Switzerland.[{{cite news |author=Katy Romy |date=14 June 2020 |title=Un an après la grève, les femmes ont marqué des points |url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/fre/economie/14-juin-2019_un-an-apr%C3%A8s-la-gr%C3%A8ve--les-femmes-ont-marqu%C3%A9-des-points/45826898 |access-date=7 June 2023 |work=[[swissinfo]] |language=fr}}] Subsequent strikes were held in 2020 (despite the COVID-19 pandemic), 2021,[{{Cite web |date=2021-06-14 |title=Vague violette et minutes de silence, les femmes dans la rue pour l'égalité |url=https://www.rts.ch/info/suisse/12274649-vague-violette-et-minutes-de-silence-les-femmes-dans-la-rue-pour-legalite.html |access-date=2025-08-13 |website=rts.ch |language=fr}}] 2022,[{{Cite web |date=2022-06-14 |title=La Grève féministe mobilise 50'000 personnes dans les rues de Suisse |url=https://www.rts.ch/info/suisse/13171619-la-greve-feministe-mobilise-50000-personnes-dans-les-rues-de-suisse.html |access-date=2025-08-13 |website=rts.ch |language=fr}}] and 2023, maintaining the date as a fixture in Swiss feminist activism[{{Cite news |date=2023-06-07 |title=Revivez «Le Débat» consacré à la grève féministe du 14 juin - Le Temps |url=https://www.letemps.ch/societe/egalite/revivez-debat-consacre-greve-feministe-14-juin |access-date=2025-08-13 |language=fr |issn=1423-3967}}] and permanently transforming the country's feminist landscape.[{{cite news |author=Dominique Hartmann |date=4 June 2023 |title=14 juin, un mouvement de fond |url=https://lecourrier.ch/2023/06/04/14-juin-un-mouvement-de-fond/ |access-date=7 June 2023 |work=[[Le Courrier]] |language=fr}}] |
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