Parental leave could be available to all family types in Geneva. A campaign by the Liberal Green Party has collected enough signatures for the issue to go to a vote.
Currently parental leave is not available to gay, adoptive or foster families.
The text of the cantonal initiative requires the government to allow at least 24 weeks – split between both parents.
Campaigners say it will strengthen the bonds between parents and children and is a step towards gender equality.
Cable car crashes to the ground, killing a woman.
A cable car crashed to the ground in central Switzerland yesterday morning and a woman died.
Dengue virus found in Basel
The Dengue virus has been detected for the first time in Switzerland, in mosquitoes found in Basel.
More vacant shops in Geneva
Vacant shopfronts are on the rise in Geneva, with commercial vacancies now at their highest level since 1994.
Men on trial for blackmailing suspected pedophile
Two men, aged in their twenties, are on trial in Fribourg for attempting to lure a suspected child molester online.
Small exception for cross border student ban
Geneva’s State Council has slightly eased rules on cross-border students, allowing children already in primary school to stay until the end of elementary education.
Swiss 'sex map' shows Bern most experimental
A new study is shedding light on our intimate habits.
