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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Protesters hold up signs ahead of the Women's March on Washington in downtown Washington, D.C., one day after Donald Trump's inauguration as President of the United States of America. January 21, 2017 (B. Allen / VOA)
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Protesters at the Women's March in Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 2017. (Photo: E. Cherneff / VOA)
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Women's March participants in Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 2017. (Photo: B. Allen / VOA)
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Protesters hold up signs ahead of the Women's March on Washington in downtown Washington, D.C., one day after Donald Trump's inauguration as President of the United States of America. January 21, 2017 (B. Allen / VOA)