How the global battle for female suffrage influenced Switzerland
Maori women were the first globally to get the vote. Photo 12 / Alamy Stock Photo
In many countries across the globe, revolutions, international cooperation and participatory political rights all spurred the introduction of women’s suffrage. In Switzerland however men put up strong resistance until 50 years ago. The international reputation of the country was then on the verge of collapse.
This content was published on February 8, 2021 - 17:00
February 8, 2021 - 17:00
Bruno Kaufmann
Bruno is swissinfo.ch’s global democracy correspondent as well as being a long-term foreign correspondent for the Swiss Broadcasting Company, based in Sweden. He is also the Director of International Relations at the Swiss Democracy Foundation and Co-president of the Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy.