Ahead of a strike planned by women in Switzerland, Reuters spoke to nine women about their concerns
GENEVA - Ahead of a strike planned for Friday by women in Switzerland, Reuters spoke to nine women about their concerns, including the need for equal pay and pension rights and for action on discrimination and sexual harassment.
“And that is still the case today in free ride competitions. The first male skier gets $8,000 while the first woman snowboarder gets $4,000 for the same competition, the same day, on the same mountain. There is still so much to be done to bring gender equality.”“Much remains to be done in terms of social insurance, all the rights related to retirement, to savings, where women often work part-time, in jobs that are less well-paid, and they end up with miserable pensions.
“I think the time has come to finally take measures so that women can assume their rightful place in decision-making spheres and defend their interests at all levels of society.”“I think the strike is important because I think we should raise awareness that people still are not equal, that it is still straight, white, old men who rule the world.”“I won’t strike. However, I will give a seminar on public speaking and storytelling, especially to a group of women.
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