Research project: Swiss female jurists and women's rights in Switzerland since 1971

The project “Swiss female jurists and women's rights in Switzerland since 1971” aims to bring the history of gender equality in Switzerland to life through interviews with female lawyers and politicians, thereby closing a gap in (women's) legal history. The interviews, conducted in Switzerland's four national languages, provide insight into the legal, political, and social developments that have contributed to the creation and advancement of women's rights.

The Blog, which serves as the central platform for the project, documents this oral history and is a valuable resource for students. The aim of this blog is to publish material (documents, interviews, and articles) relevant to the development of women's rights in Switzerland since 1971. This is a historic date because Swiss women have had political rights since 1971 and have thus been able to directly influence the status of women. The blog aims to give a voice to the women who participated in “1971” and those who have actively promoted change in the political, legal, and academic spheres in the years since and up to the present day. This is a historic date because Swiss women have had political rights since 1971 and have thus been able to directly influence the position of women. The blog aims to give a voice to the women who participated in “1971” and those who have actively promoted change in the political, legal, and academic spheres in the years since then and up to the present day. With this material, we hope to encourage in-depth interdisciplinary research into a wide variety of aspects, topics, and events. The development of women's rights is not yet complete, even in Switzerland.

The project is interdisciplinary and is actively shaped and developed by students as part of the annual seminar “History of Women's Rights.” Students have the opportunity to write academic papers based on the interviews and historical documents published on the blog. These papers are then published on the blog, thereby continuously expanding the collection of material on the history of women's rights in Switzerland. 

This blog is the result of a collaboration between UZH and FRI (Swiss Institute for Feminist Legal Studies and Gender Law).

Project participants are:
Prof. Dr. iur. Elisabetta Fiocchi Malaspina, Universität Zürich
Lic. iur. Zita Küng, Präsidentin des Vereins FRI (www.genderlaw.ch)
MLaw Lisa Bonjour, Universität Zürich
BLaw Sejla Zulic, Universität Zürich

The project “Swiss Women Jurists and Women’s Rights in Switzerland since 1971” is supported by the university funding line “open_innovation.” The open_innovation funding line aims to enable experimental innovations at the module and course level.

The Fiocchi Chair would like to express its gratitude for the trust and support!

Further information can be found on the following page:open_innovation