Swiss Identity

International Women’s Day: do women have equal rights in Switzerland?

Women protesting for equal right on June 14.

This content was published on Mar 7, 2024 A majority of Swiss men believe equality has been achieved in Switzerland, according to a Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) survey.

a confessional door in a church is lit up by sun light. The door is open and the confessional box is dark.

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Over one hundred new alleged victims of Catholic Church abuse

This content was published on Mar 6, 2024 Six months after the publication of a study on abuse in the Catholic Church in Switzerland, more than 160 further alleged victims have come forward.

Demographics

Swiss couples with children: men do twice as much paid work as women

This content was published on Mar 2, 2024 Men still do most of the paid work in Swiss households with children, while women are catching up only slowly.

A general view at the Piazza Grande at the 75th Locarno International Film Festival in Locarno, Switzerland, Tuesday, August 9, 2022. The Festival del film Locarno runs from 3 to 13 August 2022.(KEYSTONE/Urs Flueeler)

Culture

Government plans to invest CHF1 billion in Swiss culture

This content was published on Mar 1, 2024 The Swiss government wants to invest CHF988 million in cultural activities for the 2025-2028 period.

Culture

Switzerland at Eurovision: the colourful hits and misses

This content was published on Mar 1, 2024 In anticipation of victory this year, here’s a look at some of Switzerland’s highs and less highs at the kaleidoscopic Eurovision Song Contest.

Culture

Swiss Grand Prix Design 2024 awarded to creative head of Jil Sander

This content was published on Feb 29, 2024 Lucie Meier, Luciano Rigolini and Paola De Martin will be honoured with the Grand Prix Design 2024, the Swiss Federal Office of Culture has announced.

Culture

Nemo to represent Switzerland in Eurovision with ‘The Code’

This content was published on Feb 29, 2024 Switzerland is sending Nemo to Malmö for this year's Eurovision Song Contest with "The Code", the English-language song with which Nemo will be competing.

IrÈne Jacob in a scene of Amos Gitai's "Shikun"

Culture

Berlinale 2024: a Swiss voice cries the despair of the Israeli left

This content was published on Feb 29, 2024 Starring Swiss-French actress Irène Jacob, “Shikun” – an adaptation of a Eugène Ionescu novel depicting the rise of fascism – premiered at the Berlin Film Festival last week.

Demographics

Fertility rates plummet in Switzerland – and beyond

This content was published on Feb 29, 2024 Faced with a historic dip in birth rates, some countries are turning to family-friendly policies and campaigns. Can such action have anything more than a marginal impact?

Demographics

Two ‘poor’ Swiss accused of multimillion-franc fraud

This content was published on Feb 28, 2024 A 75-year-old man and a 61-year-old woman from Bern have to appear in court for fraud totalling around CHF17 million.

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Swiss Grand Prix Design 2024 awarded to creative head of Jil Sander

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