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Women marches across the world draw huge crowds

Hundreds of thousands join women’s marches to protest new US president’s stance on gender, minorities and human rights.

Protesters take part in the Women's March in Paris, France. [Jacky Naegelen/Reuters]
Protesters take part in the Women's March in Paris, France. [Jacky Naegelen/Reuters]
22 Jan 2017
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Hundreds of thousands of people across the world protested the day after Donald Trump was inaugurated as America’s 45th president.

What started as the Women’s March on Washington spread to streets and city squares from Sydney to South Carolina on Saturday, with protesters marching in solidarity as a show of empowerment.

As many as a million people took part in the main march in Washington, DC.

Women gave a host of reasons for marching, ranging from inspiring other women to run for office, to protesting against Trump’s plans to repeal the 2010 Affordable Care Act, which among other things requires health insurers to cover birth control.

Many hoped to send a unity message to Trump after a campaign in which he said Mexican immigrants were “rapists”, discussed banning Muslims from entering the United States, and was revealed to have once bragged about grabbing women by the genitals and kissing them without permission.

Native American women lead a Women's March that brought tens of thousands in Seattle, US. [Elaine Thompson/AP Photo]
Native American women lead a Women's March that brought tens of thousands in Seattle, US. [Elaine Thompson/AP Photo]
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Demonstrators protest against US President Donald Trump during the Women's March inside Karura Forest, in Kenya's capital Nairobi. [Thomas Mukoya/Reuters]
Demonstrators protest against US President Donald Trump during the Women's March inside Karura Forest, in Kenya's capital Nairobi. [Thomas Mukoya/Reuters]
Madonna performs on stage during the Women's March rally in Washington, DC. [Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo]
Madonna performs on stage during the Women's March rally in Washington, DC. [Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo]
A woman shouts slogans as she takes part in the #IWillGoOut rally, to show solidarity with the Women's March in Washington, in Ahmedabad, India. [Amit Dave/Reuters]
A woman shouts slogans as she takes part in the #IWillGoOut rally, to show solidarity with the Women's March in Washington, in Ahmedabad, India. [Amit Dave/Reuters]
People gather in front of the US embassy in  Tel Aviv, Israel. [Amir Cohen/Reuters]
People gather in front of the US embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel. [Amir Cohen/Reuters]
Protesters carrying placards take part in a Women's March in Stockholm, Sweden. [Pontus Lundahl/TT News Agency/Reuters]
Protesters carrying placards take part in a Women's March in Stockholm, Sweden. [Pontus Lundahl/TT News Agency/Reuters]
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Rallies were held in more than 30 countries around the world in defence of women's and human rights following the inauguration of Donald Trump. [Michael Reynolds/EPA]
Rallies were held in more than 30 countries around the world in defence of women's and human rights following the inauguration of Donald Trump. [Michael Reynolds/EPA]
Protesters gather for the Women's March in Oslo, Norway. [Stian Lysberg Solum/NTB Scanpix/Reuters]
Protesters gather for the Women's March in Oslo, Norway. [Stian Lysberg Solum/NTB Scanpix/Reuters]
Women in Pittsburgh, US, came out to rally for women's and human rights. [Keith Srakocic/AP Photo]
Women in Pittsburgh, US, came out to rally for women's and human rights. [Keith Srakocic/AP Photo]
Former US Secretary of State John Kerry  joins the Women's March in Washington, DC. [Brian Snyder/Reuters]
Former US Secretary of State John Kerry joins the Women's March in Washington, DC. [Brian Snyder/Reuters]
People gather in front of the US embassy beside Brandenburg Gate, in Berlin, Germany. [Hannibal Hanschke/Reuters]
People gather in front of the US embassy beside Brandenburg Gate, in Berlin, Germany. [Hannibal Hanschke/Reuters]

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