Noisy, angry and joyous: women around the world demand equality


  • World
  • Friday, 09 Mar 2018

LONDON (Reuters) - In joyous celebrations and angry protests, women around the world came together in gatherings large and small on Thursday to mark International Women's Day with a call for gender equality.

The day had extra resonance this year after widespread sexual abuse accusations in Hollywood sparked the #MeToo movement which feminists hope signals one of the most significant shifts towards equal rights in decades.

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