Protesting for equal rights on International Women’s Day
For International Women’s Day, people took to the streets to protest for gender equality around the world.
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- People hold a banner which translates as “Women don’t want to pay for the crisis” during the World March of Women 2016 in Brussels on March 8, 2016 as part of the International Women’s Day. This year’s edition of the international feminist campaign is demanding quality shelter for female asylum seekers. (Virginie Lefour/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Activists of The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) hold placards as they march during a rally to mark International Women’s Day in Karachi on March 8, 2016. Women in conservative Pakistan have fought for their rights for decades, in a country where so-called honor killings and acid attacks remain commonplace. (Asif Hassan/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Pakistani civil society activists march during a rally to mark International Women’s Day in Islamabad on March 8, 2016. Women in conservative Pakistan have fought for their rights for decades, in a country where so-called honor killings and acid attacks remain commonplace. (Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A Palestinian woman holds balloons, some reading in Arabic “women’s rights”, during an event organized by the United Nations to mark the international women’s day on March 8, 2016 at a park in Gaza City. (Mahmud Hams/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Members of Gabriela women’s group along with Migrant workers’ union hold placards during a rally to celebrate International Women’s Day near Malacanang Palace in Manila on March 8, 2016. Dozens of women joined the rally and assailed the government of its export labour policy citing the case of Filipina worker Mary Jane Veloso, a convicted drug mule but given reprieved by the Indonesian government last April 29, 2015. (Ted Aljibe/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A man holds a dummy on which is written “I wasn’t born to be a victim”, during a march celebrating the International Women’s Day in Tbilisi, Georgia, on March 8, 2016. (Vano Shlamov/AFP/Getty Images)
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- People hold placards reading “Rights instead of flowers” “It’s not my job to blow, stop sexual harassment at work” during a march celebrating the International Women’s Day in Tbilisi, Georgia, on March 8, 2016. (Vano Shlamov/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Members of Gabriela women’s group along with Migrant workers’ union display placards and cut-out mannequins during a rally to celebrate International Women’s Day near Malacanang palace in Manila on March 8, 2016. Dozens of women joined the rally and assailed the government of its export labour policy citing the case of Filipina worker Mary Jane Veloso, a convicted drug mule but given reprieved by the Indonesian government last April 29, 2015. (Ted Aljibe/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Turkish women shout slogans as they carry a banner which translates as ” We resist for life, peace, labour and freedom.” during a demonstration marking International Women’s Day in Ankara on March 6, 2016. (Adem Altan/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Turkish women shout slogans as they carry different types of banners during a demonstration marking International Women’s Day in Ankara on March 6, 2016. (Adem Altan/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A Turkish woman gives a V sign during a march in the Kadikoy district of Istanbul to mark International Women’s Day on March 6, 2016. (Ozan Kose/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Friba Hameed, 30, an Afghan police officer, second right, helps paint part of a mural of herself on a wall outside the main gate of a police precinct to mark International Women’s Day in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, March 8, 2016. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
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- Women’s rights activists hold banners and placards as they march on International Women’s Day in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, March 8, 2016. Activists were demanding that the Women’s Reservation Bill, which would reserve Indian legislative seats for women, be passed by the Parliament among other demands. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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- Activists of Kashmir Tehreek – e-Khawateen holds banner and placards during a demonstrate on International women’s day in Srinagar, India, Tuesday, March 8, 2016. The protest was against the violence against women in the valley. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
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- A women holds a poster with a message that reads in Spanish, “We are the other half, We want equality, all men , and all women for the Law of Equality,” in front of the National Congress building, during a protest demanding a law for equality in political representation, marking International Women’s Day in Asuncion, Paraguay, Tuesday, March 8, 2016. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
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- Hundreds of protesters display a banner as they march towards the Presidential Palace to mark International Women’s Day Tuesday, March 8, 2016 in Manila, Philippines. The marchers are one in calling for gender equality and an end to all forms of discrimination and harassment against women. The sign reads: “Fight the abuse of women, children and country!” (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)
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- Male students wearing their high-heeled shoes prepare to march around a park to pay tribute to women all over the world on the eve of International Women’s Day celebration Monday, March 7, 2016 in suburban Quezon city, northeast of Manila, Philippines. The all male marchers are calling for gender equality and an end to all forms of discrimination and harassment against women. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)
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- Protesters display placards during a rally at a downtown square to mark International Women’s Day Tuesday, March 8, 2016 in Manila, Philippines. The marchers are one in calling for gender equality and an end to all forms of discrimination and harassment against women. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)
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- Protesters dance during a rally near the Presidential Palace to mark International Women’s Day Tuesday, March 8, 2016 in Manila, Philippines. The marchers are one in calling for gender equality and an end to all forms of discrimination and harassment against women. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)
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- Women march in the rain to demand greater accessibility of abortion but also for better work conditions and more state support in raising children, in Warsaw, Poland, Sunday, March 6, 2016. The annual march by women’s organizations was held for the 17th time, ahead of March 8 International Women’s Day. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)
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- Romanian women activists stand blindfolded with black scarves during a performance honoring the history of feminist movements, marking the International Women’s Day in Bucharest, Romania, Tuesday, March 8, 2016. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
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