Fight for women's rights: thousands in Berlin and worldwide on the street!

Fight for women's rights: thousands in Berlin and worldwide on the street!

On International Women's Day, March 8, 2025, hundreds of thousands of people went on the streets worldwide to protest for women's rights. In Berlin, for example, thousands gathered under the motto "Feminist, solidarity, trade union". This demonstration, organized by an alliance of DGB unions and feminist initiatives, led from Oranienplatz to the Red City Hall. The participants not only demanded equality in payment, but also a fair distribution of care and working hours that correspond to the people's realities of life, as the DGB Berlin-Brandenburg emphasized. According to the ruling mayor Kai Wegner, realizing equality is a "central task" for the city.

In the Turkish metropolis Istanbul, over 3,000 women took part in a strict security -controlled demonstration. The demonstrators wore purple clothes and made it clear that they did not want to be silenced. There were more than 200 arrests, while the police were violent against some protesters. This demonstration took place in the context of decades of struggles for women's rights and was characterized by a call to visibility and defense against male violence, as the LGBTQ activist Cigdem said. Also in other cities such as Mexico City, where several women are victims of violence every day, and in Venezuela, where many participants covered their face out of fear of repression, massive protests took place that took up the release of political prisoners.

worldwide protests for women's rights

The message of women's rights activist Narges Mohammadi from Iran, who despite her imprisonment for the resistance of women, also echoed through the protests. "Even if the Islamic Republic survives every war, it will not survive the resistance of women," she said in her message. In Spain, despite the pouring rain, more than 25,000 people found their way to the streets of Madrid to demonstrate for real equality between the sexes. Tens of thousands mobilized in other countries, such as France, to protest against sexual violence and equal pay. According to organizers in France, there are around 250,000 people who held demonstrations in about 150 locations.

Reporting on these global events shows the continuous struggle of women for equality and against discrimination. It shows how important it is that their voices are heard and that the path to equality is far from over.

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