Something that makes me smile.

[kyburg]

Keep in mind, I was born in 1960. By the time women got the vote in Switzerland, I was eleven years old. I was in fifth grade, had been writing poetry for years and had already been on the newspaper staff for my school. (Ditto masters, anyone else remember them?)

That's when women got the vote. Period. Some of the elections in some places? Not until 1990. You remember the eighties, right?

Guess what.

There are now more women 'presidents' than men.

In a country more conservative, richer, OLDER (hooboy, almost three times as old as our democracy and they never knew a monarchy), with more languages and traditions than many others - they've put more women in power than men.

I'm still waiting to see this with the SCOTUS, but there's hope. If we can't get it right, there are places that can.

(Compare that to the 'conservative women' currently in our CW and wince.)

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[violet-tigress1.livejournal.com]

There are now more women 'presidents' than men.


That's only one of the reasons OI think the rest of the world laughs at America

[bearhive.livejournal.com]

This was definitely awesome news to come across after having stumbled into a terribly sexist debate on the interwebs. : ) Certainly gives you more hope for other parts of the world. Go Switzerland!

[evilshell.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, however, the average woman has a hard time being able to do things like...go to work and have a baby. Childcare is still obscenely expensive and not easy to get, school times are erratic, no lunches at school, etc. etc. etc.

Up until a couple of years ago, it was extremely common to see jobs advertised for men, or for women - only recently has /in started to appear at the end of job titles.

Still, I love the direct democracy and the number of women in government!