Tablets down: women across Switzerland walk away from their desks to demand fair pay, equality, and end to sexual harassment and violence
A woman smiles at the start of a day-long and nationwide women's strike aimed at highlighting the country's poor record on defending the rights of women and families in Lausanne, Switzerland. June 14, 2019.
Women across Switzerland walked off their jobs and held demonstrations on Friday to demand fairer pay, more equality, and less sexual harassment and violence.Total turnout was uncertain but supporters were vowing to make their views clear at train stations, offices and other public sites during the morning commute.
Supporters hoped for a "violet wave," so-called for the color adopted for a movement whose main logo features a clenched fist inside a cross-and-circle Venus symbol.Many also want better pay specifically for domestic workers, teachers and caregivers, whose jobs are typically held more by women.
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