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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Nicole Monceaux from New York City, attends the Women's March on Washington on Jan. 21, 2017 in Washington, on the first full day of Donald Trump's presidency.
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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)
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Protesters on Independence Ave. in Washington, D.C. for the Women's March, Jan. 21, 2017. (Photo: M. Habibzada / VOA)
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Women's March participant in San Francisco, California, Jan. 21, 2017. (Photo: M Quinn / VOA)