Emma Gray Executive Women’s Editor, The Huffington Post - Damon Dahlen Staff Photographer/Photo Editor, The Huffington Post
March 3, 2016 - We live in a world where women are still underrepresented in electoral politics, which means we have to fight twice as hard for our voices to be heard. According to U.N. Women, just 22 percent of parliamentarians around the world are women. As of this past August, 21 women served as the Head of State or Head of Government of their respective countries, and as of January 2015, just 17 percent of government ministers were women. However, when it comes to grassroots political movements, women are there, making sure they are seen and heard. From American women gathering in Washington, DC to protest police brutality to Pakistani women flooding the streets to speak out against oppressive security crackdowns, these women are a force to be reckoned with. In honor of International Women’s Day on March 8th, we’ve rounded up gorgeous, emotional and powerful photos of women organizing and protesting all over the world from the last 25 years.
Some images of Women Protesting are below. WUNRN will show more periodically. The above link will take you to the series of photos on this important theme of Women Protesting Around the World.
India, 2015
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Kashmiri Muslim women shout anti Indian and pro Kashmir freedom slogans as they mourn during the funeral of Bilal Ahmad Bhat, 23, a civilian who was allegedly shot dead by Indian paramilitary Border Security Force (BSF) on August 12, 2015 in Larkipur, 35 km (21 miles) south of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian administered Kashmir, India. Hundreds of Kashmiris participated in the funeral of Bhat who was killed by the Indian paramilitary BSF after they allegedly opened fire on the protestors who were protesting against the killing of two Lashkar-e-Taiba (Army of the Righteous), one of the largest and most active militant organization operating in Indian administered Kashmir, militants in an gun battle in Rakh-e-Lajura village of south Kashmir district on 11 August 2015.
United States, 2014
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A woman listens to a rally with her mouth taped shut during the “Justice For All” march December 13, 2014 in Washington, DC. Thousands of people descended on Washington to demand justice Saturday for black men who have died at the hands of white police, the latest in weeks of demonstrations across the United States
South Korea, 2015
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A woman sits in front of riot police blocking the road to protect protesters during the anti-government protest on April 24, 2015 in Seoul, South Korea. Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) went on a general strike in protest against the South Korean government’s policy, including reformation of the labor market and public pension system. The rally was also joined by other civic groups in Seoul and families of Sewol accident victims.
United Kingdom, 2012
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Campaigners, some dressed as suffragettes, attend a rally organized by UK Feminista to call for equal rights for men and women on October 24, 2012 in London, England. Hundreds of women from around the UK congregated in Westminster to attend a rally and lobby their local MPs to demonstrate against any legislation that damages women’s rights.
Ivory Coast, 2008
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Women protest against growing cost of daily living conditions on March 31, 2008 in Yopougon, neighborhood of Abidjan. Police used tear gas to disperse the several hundred people, mainly women, protesting.
Извор: WUNRN – 01.05.2016
