Global Women’s Marches
On the day following the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump, millions gathered in demonstrations taking place across all seven continents in support of women’s rights. Trump, who was elected despite having been accused of sexual assault by at least two dozen women, ran a campaign that attacked reproductive rights, disparaged high-profile women (including his opponent, Hillary Clinton), and equivocated on issues like gender pay equity, and of the 25 members of his incoming senior leadership team, only three are women. From Austin to Antarctica, women and allies around the world mobilized around issues including women’s security, reproductive rights, racial and immigration justice, climate change, and LGBTQ rights.
Global Overview
- “Where Women’s Marches Are Happening Around the World” (The New York Times | January 2017)
- “Protests around world show solidarity with Women’s March on Washington” (The Guardian | January 2017)
- “Protesters rally worldwide in solidarity with Washington march” (CNN | January 2017)
The Americas
Source: The New York Times (YouTube)
- “‘We’re Not Going Away’: Huge Crowds for Women’s Marches Against Trump” (The New York Times | January 2017)
- “‘Squeezing into every street’: Hundreds of thousands march across the country” (The Washington Post | January 2017)
- “Women’s March on Washington underway as Trump presidency faces global protests” (The Guardian | January 2017)
- “These Are the Women Organizing the Women’s March on Washington” (Vogue | January 2017)
- “Women’s March Draws Supporters From America’s Heartland” (NBC News | January 2017)
- “Thousands of Canadians join Women’s March in cities across the country” (CTV News | January 2017)
- “Maritimers rally in support of Women’s March on Washington” (CBC News | January 2017)
- “Chanting anti-Trump slogans, thousands turn out for Montreal women’s rights rally” (CBC News | January 2017)
- “Canadians traveling to Women’s March denied US entry after sharing plans” (The Guardian | January 2017)
- “People With Disabilities Can Virtually Join The Women’s March” (The Huffington Post | January 2017)
- The Disability March
Europe & Africa
Source: ODN (YouTube)
- “Women protest against Trump on streets of Europe’s capitals” (Reuters | January 2017)
- “Women’s March: UK protesters join anti-Donald Trump march” (BBC News | January 2017)
- “Trump protesters gather at Edinburgh’s US consulate” (BBC News | January 2017)
- “Women’s March Dublin attracts thousands as part of global protest against Trump” (The Journal | January 2017)
- “Paris aussi participe à la Marche des femmes, au lendemain de l’investiture de Donald Trump” (L’Obs | January 2017)
- “PICS: ‘Sisters’ march in Cape to protest Trump’s inauguration” (IOL | January 2017)
- “Cape Town women join in anti-Trump ‘Sister March’” (News24 | January 2017)
- Women’s March on Nairobi (Facebook)
Asia Pacific & Antarctica
Source: Reuters (YouTube)
- “Marchers in Tokyo brave chilly weather to bid farewell to Obama” (The Japan Times | January 2017)
- “While You Were Sleeping, Women Marched in Tokyo” (ELLE | January 2017)
- “Up to 10,000 join Sydney Women’s March as global movement protests Trump inauguration” (The Sydney Morning Herald | January 2017)
- “New Zealanders march for women’s rights in wake of Donald Trump’s inauguration” (The New Zealand Herald | January 2017)
- “Women’s march: Women hate Donald Trump so much they are even marching against him in Antarctica” (The Independent | January 2017)
- “There’s even a Women’s March in Antarctica” (USA Today | January 2017)