These tough Swiss women have fought for equal rights
It's actually quite simple: women and men have equal rights. However, this has only been a matter of course in the Swiss constitution since 1981. Watch the video to find out which Swiss women fought for it.
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Women were allowed to vote in Switzerland from February 7, 1971, but only at federal level. It would be another 19 years before the last canton implemented women's suffrage.
It was mainly thanks to tough Swiss women who stood up for their rights that things got this far.
One of the first Swiss women's rights activists was Marie Goegg-Pouchoulin, who fought for the admission of women to Swiss universities.
Almost 100 years later, Elisabeth Kopp was the first woman to be elected to the Federal Council. She marks the end of the era of early pioneers for more equality in Switzerland.
