Photos: Women’s marches around the world

Thousands of women gather for the Stand Up Rally for women and minority rights on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, at the Statehouse in Columbia, S.C. Similar rallies were being held across the country to protest President Donald Trump and his administration. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
A protester holds sign at Minnesota Women’s March in front of state Capitol in St. Paul, Minn., on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. The march was held in in conjunction with with similar events taking place around the nation following the inauguration of President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Jeff Baenen)
Protesters carrying banners and placards take part in a Women’s March next to the Eiffel Tower, in Paris, France, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. The march is part of a worldwide day of actions following the inauguration of U.S President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Protesters carrying banners and placards take part in a Women’s March next to the Eiffel Tower, in Paris, France, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. The march is part of a worldwide day of actions following the inauguration of U.S President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
David Luiz holds up his fist as he joins thousands of protesters at the Women’s March against President Donald Trump Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, Los Angeles. he march was held in in conjunction with with similar events taking place in Washington and around the nation following the inauguration of President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Protesters carrying banners and placards take part in a Women’s March next to the Eiffel Tower, in Paris, France, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. The march is part of a worldwide day of actions following the inauguration of U.S President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Protesters carrying banners and placards take part in a Women’s March next to the Eiffel Tower, in Paris, France, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. The march is part of a worldwide day of actions following the inauguration of U.S President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Protesters carrying banners and placards take part in a Women’s March in Stockholm, Sweden, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. The march is part of a worldwide day of action following the inauguration of US president Donald Trump. (Pontus Lundahl/TT News Agency via AP)
Protesters gather for a Women’s March in Oslo, Norway, Saturday Jan. 21, 2017. The march is being held in solidarity with the Women’s March in Washington, and other cities worldwide, advocating women’s rights and opposing Donald Trump’s U.S. presidency. (Stian Lysberg Solum / NTB Scanpix via AP)
Protesters attend a ‘Berlin Women’s March on Washington’ demonstration in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, the day after the inauguration of Donald Trump as new President of the United States. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
Activists participate in the Women’s March rally in Kolkata, India, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. The march was held in solidarity with the Women’s March on Washington, advocating women’s rights and opposing Donald Trump’s presidency. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
Protesters gather for the Women’s March on Philadelphia a day after Republican Donald Trump’s inauguration as president, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017 in Philadelphia. The march is being held in solidarity with similar events taking place in Washington and around the nation. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma)
Protesters prepare to rally at the Women’s March Saturday Jan. 21, 2017 in Philadelphia. The march is being held in solidarity with similar events taking place in Washington and around the nation. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma)
A woman holds a cartoon depicting Donald Trump during the Women’s March rally in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. The march was held in solidarity with the Women’s March on Washington, advocating women’s rights and opposing Donald Trump’s presidency. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
People shouts slogans during the Women’s March rally in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. The march was held in solidarity with the Women’s March on Washington, advocating women’s rights and opposing Donald Trump’s presidency. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Demonstrators take part in the Women’s March on London, following the Inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump, in London, Saturday Jan. 21, 2016. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)
People gather at Hyde Park during the Women’s March rally protesting the start of Donald Trump’s presidency, in Sydney, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. Protesters at the Women’s March rally carried placards with slogans including “Women of the world resist,” ”Feminism is my trump card” and “Fight like a girl.” (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
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WASHINGTON — While the Women’s March on Washington was expected to draw crowds of 200,000 in D.C. the day after President Donald Trump’s inauguration, people gathered for marches in solidarity around the country and around the world, from Spain to Australia and many places in between.

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