Hundreds of women march for gender equality

By Isseu Diouf Campbell

On March 8, 2015, hundreds of women marched from the United Nations to Time Square to celebrate International Women’s Day and demand gender equality.

The march was led by UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

First Lady Chirlane McCray, Nobel laureate Leymah Roberta Gbowee, actors Paul Bettany and AnnaLynne McCord among others attended the event.

 

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