▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁after ▁a ▁second ▁refer endum ▁that ▁year . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁following ▁a ▁decision ▁by ▁the ▁Federal ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁Switzerland , ▁App enz ell ▁Inner rh oden ▁became ▁the ▁last ▁Swiss ▁canton ▁to ▁grant ▁women ▁the ▁vote ▁on ▁local ▁issues . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁female ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁seven - member ▁Swiss ▁Federal ▁Council , ▁Elisabeth ▁Ko pp , ▁served ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁Ruth ▁Dre if uss , ▁the ▁second ▁female ▁member , ▁served ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁female ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Swiss ▁Confeder ation ▁for ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁From ▁ 2 2 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁until ▁ 3 1 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁the ▁highest ▁political ▁executive ▁of ▁the ▁Swiss ▁Confeder ation ▁had ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁female ▁coun c ill ors ▁( 4 ▁of ▁ 7 ); ▁for ▁the ▁three ▁years ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Switzerland ▁was ▁pres ided ▁by ▁female ▁presiden cy ▁for ▁three ▁years ▁in ▁a ▁row ; ▁the ▁latest ▁one ▁was ▁for ▁the ▁year ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁Turkey ▁ ▁In ▁Turkey , ▁At at ür k , ▁the ▁found ing ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁republic , ▁led ▁a ▁sec ular ist ▁cultural ▁and ▁legal ▁transformation ▁supporting ▁women ' s ▁rights