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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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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Participants attend the Women's March on Washington on Independence Ave. on Jan. 21, 2017 in Washington, on the first full day of Donald Trump's presidency.