Women prepare to go on strike in Lausanne. Photo: ReutersWomen from across Swiss society will take to the streets for a nationwide strike aimed at highlighting the country's poor record on defending the rights of women and families. Despite its high quality of life, Switzerland lags other developed economies in female pay and workplace gender equality. Friday's event echoes a strike held in 1991, five years before Switzerland Gender Equality Act came into force. That law banned workplace discrimination and sexual harassment and protected women from bias or dismissal over pregnancy, marital status, or gender.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 14, 2019 01:52 UTC