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Swiss women strike nationwide for parity

Hundreds of thousands of Swiss women took to the streets to demand fairer pay, gender equality and an end to sexual harassment and violence.

By John Heilprin - June 14, 2019

Demonstrators in the Swiss capital's Federal Square (ANJohn Heilprin)

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