Bern Grand Council against ban on sexist advertising

 No ban on sexist advertising in the canton of Bern. On Thursday, a non-partisan motion for the drafting of a corresponding bill was defeated by 79 votes to 42. Sexist advertising must be prevented through social ostracism, said Andreas Rickenbacher, Director of Economic Affairs of the Canton of Bern. The government also considers sexist advertising to be inadmissible. However, it is difficult to define and can only be prevented by the canton on public property anyway. Overall, the parliamentary discussion was characterized by opposing views on the work of the Fairness Commission. Only the EPP and EDU were fully behind a ban, the Greens were divided, while the SP, SVP and FDP were mostly against.