Hundreds of thousands of women in the United States and around the world are marching on Jan. 21 to send a message to President Donald Trump on his first full day in office that women’s rights are human rights. Protesters are calling for racial and gender equality, affordable health care and abortion rights — issues they fear will be under threat during the Trump presidency.
In Photos: Women March in US, Overseas
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A young boy sits at the feet of his mother at the Women’s March in Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 2017. (E. Sarai/VOA)
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A child dressed as the Hindu deity Shiva waits for alms from pilgrims in Pushkar in the western Indian state of Rajasthan.
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A young boy looks on the Women’s March rally crowd from a tree in Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 2017. (E. Sarai/VOA)
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View of the Women's March on Washington from the roof of the Voice of America building in Washington, D.C. January 21, 2017 (B. Allen / VOA)