13 maggio 2025|
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|7 months agoSwiss Gender Roles See Historic Shift in New Federal Study
Federal statistics reveal dramatic changes in Swiss attitudes toward gender roles, with two-thirds now supporting same-sex parenting and traditional breadwinner model falling to 25%.

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- Two-thirds of the Swiss population now believe children can grow up happily with same-sex couples.
- Support for the traditional male breadwinner model has dropped significantly over the last decade.
- The belief that women are naturally better at caring for small children is in steep decline.
- There is a significant gap between the preferred division of labor (both parents working part-time) and the actual reality.
By The Numbers
25%
Support for male breadwinner model
+25 percentage points
Increase in acceptance of same-sex parents
33%
Belief in female caregiving superiority
46%
Prevalence of traditional work model
They Said
"In 2023, two-thirds of 15- to 80-year-olds were of the opinion that children could grow up happily with same-sex couples."
"In reality, however, couples where the mother worked part-time and the father full-time continued to dominate with a share of 46%."