Women were for their rights across the United States and on March 8 in honor of International Women's Day.
The US strike, known as "" and organised in solidarity with an , invovled women across the United States taking to the streets to voice opposition to the of the Trump administration and the Republican Party, and in support for women's rights worldwide. The strike is so widespread that multiple schools closed down for lack of teachers, as Common Dreams .
In Boston, a downtown l protested the gender wage gap, in support of working women. In Michigan, women flooded the capitol steps to . In Washington, DC, House Democratic women and at the capitol building at 12pm EST; a "" demonstration at 11am will see women marching to the White House demanding an end to the global gag rule; and a "" rally at the U.S. Department of Labor is planned for 3:30pm.
Worldwide, women in more than 50 countries demonstrated against misogyny as part of the International Women's Strike called for the day, demanding rights and equal wages.
In Dublin, Ireland, for example, women have by the hundreds to protest the country's abortion ban. In Juarez, Mexico, women are black crosses on lamp poles to raise awareness of state's epidemic of missing and murdered women. And in Kiev, Ukraine, and Tbilisi, Georgia, women in enormous numbers against the wage gap and patriarchal laws.
Follow along with the day's actions on social media under the hashtags , ,, , and .
Below are photos from actions celebrating women and advocating for equal rights around the world. The article and photos are reposted from .
On binlerce kadın feminist gece yürüyüşünde İstiklal Caddesi'ndeydi! "Hayır, hayır demektir"
— Kadınlar Birlikte (@8MartaDogru)
: 'It's matter of life and death' - Dublin city at a standstill as thousands attend protest
— Independent.ie (@Independent_ie)
A women holds up a sign at a rally in Kiev, Ukraine. (Photo: Reuters)
Romanian women lie on the floor of a police station to protest a lack of protection for abused women. (Photo: Getty)
En Perú arranca .
— Tiempo Argentino (@tiempoarg)
Peasant of The Southern Peasant Federation of celebrating & joining
— Bee (@BeePranom)
Women paint a black cross on a lamp post to commemorate missing and murdered women in Juarez, Mexico. (Photo: Reuters)
In rome :sit-in workers and students in front of companies and institutions: We Strike!
— DinamoPress (@DinamoPress)
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— Dr. Lily Jampol (@LJampol)
A demonstrator hods up a Shepard Fairey sign in Kosovo. (Photo: Getty)
Major demonstration in Warsaw's Constitution Square.
— Christian Davies (@crsdavies)
"We have no fear"
— Take the square (@takethesquare)
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A protest in Tbilisi, Georgia. (Photo: Reuters)
ATM: Various groups under Bagong Alyansang Makabayan held a mobilization commemorating International Working Women's Day.
— UPM USC #FreeEducNow (@UPMUSC)
Women protesting U.S. imperialism meet a line of riot police as they attempt to march to the U.S. embassy in Manila. (Photo: AP)