Photos: Women’s Day protests, from around the world
Women have taken to the streets of cities across Europe, Africa, South America and elsewhere to mark International Women’s Day with demands for ending inequality and gender-based violence.
Women dressed in traditional costumes dance during an event organized by NGOs and women’s action groups to commemorate International Women’s Day in Syria’s northeastern city of Qamishli on March 8, 2025. (Photo by DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty Images) A protester holds a placard reading “Even my dog understands when I say no” during a march marking International Women’s Day , in Toulouse, southwestern France, on March 8, 2025. (Photo by ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images) Demonstrators gather during a march on International Women’s Day in New York on March 8, 2025. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images) A woman burns a flare during an International Women’s Day march in Quito, Ecuador, Saturday, March 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa) People gather during an event organized by NGOs and women’s action groups to commemorate International Women’s Day in Syria’s northeastern city of Qamishli on March 8, 2025. (Photo by DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty Images) TOPSHOT – Participants hold placards and banners during a demonstration marking International Women’s Rights Day in Brussels on March 8, 2025. (Photo by SIMON WOHLFAHRT/AFP via Getty Images) Artist Airco Caravan wears a crown made with abortion pills as she attends the International Women’s Day march on March 8, 2025, in New York City. (Photo by Kena Betancur/Getty Images) A woman displays a slogan during the march at the International Women’s Day marhc. A demonstration cortege stretched from the Place de la Republique to the Place de la Nation, in Paris, France, March 8, 2025.(Photo by AUGUSTIN PASQUINI/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images) Montenegrin women take part in a march marking International Women’s Day in Podgorica, on March 8, 2025. (Photo by SAVO PRELEVIC/AFP via Getty Images) A group of people perform during a protest against President Javier Milei’s government during the commemoration of International Women’s Day in Buenos Aires on March 8, 2025. (Photo by EMILIANO LASALVIA/AFP via Getty Images) Demonstrators rally on Boston Common on International Women’s Day in Boston, Massachusetts, on March 8, 2025. The rally called for the protection of women’s rights and the end of the administration polices of President Donald Trump. (Photo by JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images) A band of drummers plays during the Night March for International Women’s Day, organized by the feminist collective fAKTIV under the slogan “Feminism has no borders,” in front of the Croatian National Theatre, in Zagreb on March 8, 2025. (Photo by DAMIR SENCAR/AFP via Getty Images) The crowd of protesters filled Place Bellecour during the demonstration for the international day of struggle for women’s and gender minorities’ rights in Lyon, France, on March 8, 2025. (Photo by ELSA BIYICK/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images) A two-year-old girl plays with her mom as people protest during the International Women’s Day march on March 8, 2025, in New York City. (Photo by Kena Betancur/Getty Images) A woman takes part in a demonstration during the commemoration of International Women’s Day at Bolivar Square in Bogota on March 8, 2025. (Photo by ANDREA ARIZA/AFP via Getty Images) Activists take part in a demonstration during the commemoration of International Women’s Day at Bolivar Square in Bogota on March 8, 2025. (Photo by ANDREA ARIZA/AFP via Getty Images) People put a banner on the Statue of the Republic during a demonstration march as part of the 2025 International Women’s Day in Paris on March 8, 2025. (Photo by MAGALI COHEN/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images) An artist performs during a demonstration during the commemoration of International Women’s Day in San Salvador on March 8, 2025. (Photo by DANIELA RODRIGUEZ/AFP via Getty Images) A demonstrator shouts slogans into a megaphone as she takes part in a rally for gender equality and against violence toward women to mark International Women’s Day in Pristina, on March 8, 2025. (Photo by ARMEND NIMANI/AFP via Getty Images) Women do a performance against gender violence during a protest as part of the International Women’s Day on March 8, 2025, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Photo by Tomas Cuesta/Getty Images) Demonstrators gather during a march on International Women’s Day in Los Angeles, California, on March 8, 2025. (Photo by JEN OSBORNE/AFP via Getty Images) A group of women lift traditional jugs and dance at Museumplein during the International Women’s Day march in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on March 8, 2025. The protest, which called for gender equality and social justice, drew an estimated 15,000 participants, according to organizers. (Photo by WAHAJ BANI MOUFLEH/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images) Thousands of people march through Dam Square holding banners and signs during the International Women’s Day demonstration in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on March 8, 2025. The protest, which called for gender equality and social justice, drew an estimated 15,000 participants, according to organizers. (Photo by WAHAJ BANI MOUFLEH/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images) A woman poses for a picture during a demonstration at the commemoration of International Women’s Day in San Salvador on March 8, 2025. (Photo by DANIELA RODRIGUEZ/AFP via Getty Images) A person raises their arms in front of people holding banners and placards during a demonstration by the Collectif Nemesis on the occasion of International Women’s Day in Paris, France, on March 8, 2025. (Photo by BASTIEN OHIER/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images) A member of the LGBTQ+ community attends a protest against President Javier Milei’s government at the commemoration of International Women’s Day in Buenos Aires on March 8, 2025. (Photo by EMILIANO LASALVIA/AFP via Getty Images) Participants perform before the beginning of a demonstration march to mark International Women’s Day on March 08, 2025, in Berlin, Germany. A wide variety of groups joined the march, including feminists, labour unions, human rights activists and LGBTQ+ activists. (Photo by Maryam Majd/Getty Images) Women dance during a protest against President Javier Milei’s government during the commemoration of International Women’s Day in Buenos Aires on March 8, 2025. (Photo by EMILIANO LASALVIA/AFP via Getty Images)
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