<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/910414/open_sms">Send us a text</a>Switzerland is celebrating a rather awkward anniversary this year. It was only 50 years ago that women got the right to vote at the federal level. What was the hold-up? And what’s still holding women back today?<a href='https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/'>SWI swissinfo.ch</a> is a public service media company based in Bern, Switzerland.

Send us a text Switzerland is celebrating a rather awkward anniversary this year. It was only 50 years ago that women got the right to vote at the federal level. What was the hold-up? And what’s still holding women back today? SWI swissinfo.ch is a public service media company based in Bern, Switzerland.

<a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/910414/open_sms" rel="noopener noreferrer">Send us a text</a>Switzerland is celebrating a rather awkward anniversary this year. It was only 50 years ago that women got the right to vote at the federal level. What was the hold-up? And what’s still holding women back today?<a href="https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/" rel="noopener noreferrer">SWI swissinfo.ch</a> is a public service media company based in Bern, Switzerland.

Why women's suffrage took so long

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Discover science and innovation in Switzerland with the Swiss Connection Podcast! From the tiniest particles to the vastness of space, satisfy your scientific curiosity and join our journalists while they talk to researchers working on projects ranging from rocket building and AI to medicine and climate solutions.   This podcast is produced by SWI swissinfo.ch, a multilingual public service media company in Switzerland.

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