Yvonne Apiyo Brändle-Amolo
Member of Parliament from Switzerland
Switzerland
Building Bridges: Women And Youth at the 151st IPU Assembly
“Let us turn these experiences into guidance, transforming barriers into bridges,” urged Ms.
October 20, 2025
Political pioneer Hanna Sahlfeld-Singer is dead
Former St. Gallen National Councillor Hanna Sahlfeld-Singer has died, according to an obituary in the "St. Galler Tagblatt". The former SP politician would have been 82 years old next Friday.
149th IPU Assembly and related meetings
The 149th Assembly of the IPU will take place in Geneva, Switzerland, on 13-17 October 2024.
November 20, 2023
Swiss parliament: who is entitled to be represented?
The average Swiss parliament member is male, well-educated and 50 years old. This year’s elections have accentuated an already existing trend.
October 24, 2023
Elections 2023: Switzerland loses ground on women in parliament
At the last federal elections in 2019, the share of women candidates elected to the 200-seat House of Representatives surged by 10 percentage points to 42%.
Women in Swiss politics: Still a long way to go
Fifty years after getting the right to vote, women are better represented in the Swiss parliament than ever. In a ranking of 191 countries worldwide, Switzerland is in 17th place.
December 30, 2020
Switzerland rolls back ‘antiquated’ ban on women showing their shoulders in parliament
Women in Swiss parliament are now allowed to show their shoulders and arms after the Council of States relaxed its clothing regulations for women.
September 18, 2019
These are the hurdles facing women in Swiss politics
In Switzerland, female voters outnumber their male counterparts by 10%. Yet women remain a minority in cantonal and federal politics. Here’s a look at some of the reasons for this discrepancy.