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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Women's March protesters gather near the Native American Museum near the Capitol in Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 2017. (Photo: E. Cherneff / VOA)
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Protesters stream down Independence Avenue in Washington, D.C. for the Women's March on Washington. January 21, 2017 (B. Allen / VOA)
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A woman wearing a pink cap marches in a women's march that brought tens of thousands to Seattle, Jan. 21, 2017. Women across the Pacific Northwest marched in solidarity with the Women's March on Washington and to send a message in support of women's right
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Protesters fill in along Independence Avenue hours before the Women's March on Washington kicks off. January 21, 2017 (B. Allen / VOA)