International Women's Day: Women take to the streets to protest

Women have started marking International Women's Day with marches in cities across the world, to highlight issues from equal pay to access to abortion.

Female security guards in a mass dancing event at the Department of Agrarian Reform to show their declaration against the global problem on violence against women and children in Manila, Philippines on Monday. The mass dancing dubbed as 'One Billion Rising' was held as part of protests leading to March 8 International Women's Day. (Photo | AP) 

A Filipino student shouts slogans against sexual harassment and alleged increase in cases of violence committed against young women during a rally outside their school in Manila. (Photo | AP)

A woman dressed as Our Lady of Guadalupe, centre, holds a sign in Spanish, reading 'No Human Being is illegal,' as she participates in a march through downtown Los Angeles honouring International Women's Day in Los Angeles on Sunday. (Photo | AP)

No chance is missed, as a girl holds a sign against President Donald Trump's immigration administration border wall proposal as people march through downtown Los Angeles during the Women's Day parade. (Photo | AP)

The protest was not an all-woman's rally, as men too participate in the march through downtown Los Angeles honouring International Women's Day in Los Angeles on Sunday. (Photo | AP)

Filipino students hold slogans against sexual harassment and cases of violence committed against young women during a rally outside their school. (Photo | AP)

The Philippines was a distinct frontrunner in leading protests across the world. The people here hold slogans as they join a mass dancing event to show their declaration against the global problem on violence against women and children. (Photo | AP)