FocusIt was no accident that women’s suffrage came late to SwitzerlandIt was only 50 years ago in 1971 that Swiss women gained the right to vote and stand for election – after a century of campaigning. Hanna…Read moreOur highlightsWomen with a foot in the political doorFocusThe most explosive place in SwitzerlandNews featureThe timeless influencerSociety
Delayed democracyEditorialHanna Sahlfeld-Singer is a Swiss Abroad. The 77-year-old, who lives in Germany, says she takes part in every federal vote – honouring time and again…From small pencil factory to global brandImagesThe woman who put Napoleon in his placeLiterature seriesGermaine de Staël, of Genevan origin, was a woman of letters and a leading intellectual who lived in Paris but had to flee to exile in Switzerland…No liability regulations for Swiss multinationalsPoliticsThe Responsible Business Initiative failed to win a cantonal majority. Nevertheless, Swiss companies are under increasing pressure to act in an…Controversial alternative to the password junglePoliticsDying to save the forest, the adventure of Swiss hero Bruno ManserProfileHow the pandemic spiralledSocietyBeard businessSwiss statisticsReaders give “Swiss Review” good marks – and have a clear idea of what they wantSwissCommunityA very large proportion of “Swiss Review” readers rate our magazine as “good” or even “very good”. Many of them also have clear ideas as to how we…New events in 2021: online offers to accompany the traditional summer and winter campsSwissCommunityNew website for OSA, Youth Service and “Swiss Review”SwissCommunityThe new website not only features fresh content and advice – it will also be our community hub allowing the Swiss Abroad to interact, share knowledge,…Summer camps for children aged 8 to 14SwissCommunitySwiss children living abroad will have an opportunity to get to know Switzerland and its culture – and have a great time with around 40 other children…“It would be a great first step if we had 40 per cent women”SwissCommunityBetter representation of women is an objective shared by the Organisation of the Swiss Abroad (OSA). The elections to the Council of the Swiss Abroad…Gaining work experience in SwitzerlandSwissCommunityVotes and ElectionsNotes from the Federal PalaceEverything you need to know about voting proposals (voting pamphlets, committees, recommendations by Parliament and the Federal Council etc.) is…Letters to the editorMailbagLife after the LovebugsSoundsGeneva in another lightBooksVoting dayBooks“It was going to be the best possible day. Vreni didn’t care about the fog that had been smothering the farm since Friday...”.Livia LeuTop pickChristoph Blocher: No turns to yesNewsOpinion piece | Any Swiss memorial to Nazi victims needs to be more than just a physical landmarkSwiss victims of the HolocaustGuest article | Switzerland set to have its own official Holocaust memorialSwiss victims of the HolocaustWithin the next few weeks, a broad alliance of stakeholders is due to present the Federal Council with a detailed plan for the creation of a national…An important political step towards a memorial for Holocaust victimsSwiss victims of the HolocaustAn important matter of the Organisation of the Swiss Abroad has definitely reached both chambers of the Swiss Parliament. In two identical motions,…