Men and women have equal rights. Since when has this sentence been in the Constitution?
Mann und Frau sind gleichberechtigt. Seit wann ist dieser Satz in der Verfassung?
Correct answer: A
- A since 1981seit 1981
- B since 1968seit 1968
- C since 1996seit 1996
- D since 1945seit 1945
Why
On 14 June 1981, the people and the cantons accepted the equality article. It also requires equal pay for work of equal value.
Common mistakes
- C: since 1996
- The Gender Equality Act entered into force in 1996; the sentence had already been in the Constitution since 1981.
Topic
Women's suffrage and equal rights
In Switzerland, women were not allowed to vote and elect for a long time. Because only men were allowed to vote, the men had to decide on it. In 1959 they still said no. On 7 February 1971 they said yes, with 66 percent. Since then, Swiss women have had the right to vote and elect at federal level. Many other countries in Europe had it decades earlier.
- 58 BCHelvetii and Romans
- 1291The Rütli and William Tell
- 1515Marignano
- 1523The Reformation
- 1798The French and Napoleon
- 1815Neutrality
- 1848Sonderbund War and the federal state
- 19th c.From agrarian state to industrial state
- 1918National general strike
- 1939–1945Second World War
- 1948Prosperity and AHV
- 1970Immigration and the Schwarzenbach initiative
- 1971Women's suffrage and equal rights
- 1979The youngest canton: Jura
History of Switzerland
Women's rights
Sources
Last checked: September 2026
Question 222 of the official question list of the Canton of Zurich (Gemeindeamt, May 2025). Translation and explanation: Swiss Passport.