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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.

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By John Heilprin - June 14, 2019
Demonstrators in the Swiss capital's Federal Square (ANJohn Heilprin)
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