Annabelle: Focus on the anniversary "50 years of women's suffrage
With its first issue of 2021, the women’s magazine Annabelle is delivering on its promise to be more outspoken and political in the future—and is featuring a 53-page special section marking the 50th anniversary of women’s suffrage in Switzerland.
"The fact that Switzerland is now "celebrating" the 50th anniversary of women's suffrage is actually a scandal. Probably the most dubious anniversary of this country ever," writes editor-in-chief Jacqueline Krause-Blouin in her editorial. Annabelle had therefore taken the supposed day of joy as an opportunity to demand instead of celebrate.
In its special issue, the magazine points out the injustices that still exist in Swiss gender equality policy - and formulates the following major construction sites: Wage inequality, outdated tax system, sexual violence against women, unpaid care work, poverty in old age, incompatibility of career and family, and the underrepresentation of women in positions of economic leadership and political power. Federal Councillor Simonetta Sommaruga also expressed her views in an interview with the Annabelle-Sven Broder and Helene Aecherli are combative: "Equality is a struggle. Has always been a struggle. And we continue to fight."
This time, the cover of the magazine is not adorned by a model, but by an illustration of a protest poster with the inscription: "Yes - and now? 50 years of women's suffrage, why we demand instead of celebrate". As an insert, there is also an extra consisting of a 16-page excerpt from the historic special edition, with the Annabelle in 1971 created the mood for a Yes vote. Issue 1/21 will be available from Friday. In addition, a special delivery will be sent to the Federal Palace in Bern. Every member of parliament will receive a copy.
