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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Large numbers of people participating in the Women’s March were wearing its signature pink hats in Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 2017. (E. Sarai/VOA)
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Cher arrives for the Women's March on Washington on Independence Ave. on Jan. 21, 2017 in Washington.
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Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry walks to join the Women's March on Washington, after the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump, in Washington, D.C. Jan. 21, 2017.
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Scarlett Johansson speaks to the crowd at the Women's March on Washington. January 21, 2017 (B. Allen / VOA)