The Swiss voted on 24 September on the reform that was to raise the retirement age for women from 64 to 65. In the end, the “NO” vote won with 53% of the votes. Women will therefore retire one year before men, who retire at the age of 65. A post-vote survey carried out by Tamedia showed that it was women and young people who blocked Federal Councillor Alain Berset’s “Old-age Provision 2020” reform. It should be noted that Swiss women are paid less than men, and retirement at 64 is a form of positive discrimination to compensate for this shortfall.
