International Women’s Day: Western Europe and Scandinavia

. WOMEN’S EQUALITY . .

A press survey by CPNN

Here are the results from Western Europe and Scandinavia.

BELGIUM


People protest outside the Iranian embassy as part of International Women’s day in Brussels, Belgium March 8, 2023. REUTERS/Johanna Geron

FINLAND


Thousands of people marched through central Helsinki on Sunday to mark International Women’s Day and call for stronger protection of women’s rights. Police estimated that up to 15,000 participants joined the demonstration. Photo: Seppo Samuli / Str / Lehtikva.

FRANCE, BORDEAUX


A protestor holds a sign reading “Male executioner” (with a play on word with the cigarettes brand Malboro) in Bordeaux. (Photo by ROMAIN PERROCHEAU / AFP)

FRANCE, LILLE


Lille: stilt walkers also joined the march on March 8, 2026. • © Morvan Antoine / France Télévisions

FRANCE, PARIS

The International Women’s Day in Paris attracted around 32,000 people, according to police. Photo by Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP

GERMANY, BERLIN


On International Women’s Day yesterday, tens of thousands of Berliners demonstrated in Germany’s capital for equal rights for women. The sign “FEMINISMUS STATT FASCHISMUS” means “FEMINISM INSTEAD OF FASCISM”. Other hand-held signs included the phrases “Every death is one too many”, “Equality is not rocket science” and “Man does not kill for love”.

GERMANY, ERFURT



Erfurt, Germany had it’s first Take Back the Night demo, supporting anti-fascist solidarity and bodily autonomy.

GREECE


Women participate in a rally marking International Women’s Day in Athens. In his message, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said: “International Women’s Day becomes, every year, a meeting point between our achievements and the goal of turning equality into a daily reality, by overturning the many visible and invisible obstacles that still remain.” [Reuters]

IRELAND

People march to mark International Women’s Day in Dublin, Ireland, March 8, 2023. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

ITALY, MILAN


In Milan, over 40 thousand people joined the march called by Non Una Di Meno, with the lead banner reading “disarm war and patriarchy”.

ITALY, ROME


Demonstrators carry a banner that reads: “Against wars, violence and poverty. Eco transfeminist strike” during an International Women’s Day rally, as women strike to demand the end to domestic and racist violence, wars and the country’s prevailing “macho” culture, in Rome, Italy, March 8, 2023. REUTERS/Yara Nardi

MALTA


A woman holds a poster as people take part in a Women’s Day protest with the theme “Women united against injustice” in Valletta, Malta March 8, 2023. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi

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NETHERLANDS


Participants march through the streets of Amsterdam, Netherlands, on March 8, 2026, holding signs advocating for gender equality during an International Women’s Day demonstration.

SPAIN, BARCELONA


People attend a demonstration on the occasion of International Women’s Day in Barcelona, Spain, March 8, 2026. The main theme was opposition to the American and Israeli attack on Iran (EPA Photo)

SPAIN, BILBAO


People take part in a march to mark International Women’s Day, in Bilbao, Spain, March 8, 2023. REUTERS/Vincent West

SPAIN, LONGROÑO


Miembros de la Plataforma 8 de marzo abren la manifestación de Logroño. EFE/Raquel Manzanares

SPAIN, MADRID


Manifestación organizada por el Movimiento Feminista de Madrid (MFM) con motivo del 8 de marzo, Día Internacional de las Mujeres. EFE/Rodrigo Jiménez

SPAIN, MÉRIDA


Manifestación con motivo del Día Internacional de la Mujer convocada por la Plataforma 8M Mérida, este domingo en Mérida. EFE/ Vicente M. Roso

SPAIN, PAMPLONA


Multitudinaria marcha en Pamplona EFE/ Jesús Diges

SPAIN, SANTANDER


Manifestación para celebrar el Día Internacional de la Mujer en Santander. EFE/Eva García

SPAIN, TOLEDO


Manifestación convocada por la Plataforma 8M de Toledo en el Día Internacional de la Mujer EFE/Ángeles Visdómine

SPAIN, VALÉNCIA


Cabecera de la manifestación convocada por el Moviment Feminista de València con motivo del 8M que ha recorrido las calles de la capital valenciana este domingo. EFE/ Ana Escobar

SPAIN, VALLADOLID


La ministra de Igualdad, Ana Redondo, porta pancarta con lema ‘No dejaremos que el pasado avance’ durante una manifestación convocada por la Coordinadora de Mujeres de Valladolid por el Día de la Mujer Photogenic/Claudia Alba Photogenic/Claudia Alba / Europa Press

TURKEY


Thousands of women marched through Istanbul to mark International Women’s Day late Sunday defying a ban on demonstrations, with the rally passing without incident despite a heavy police presence. The demonstrators packed the streets of Cihangir district, some carrying parasols garlanded in fairy lights, others waving a sea of colorful banners with slogans such as: “Kurdish for Women, life, freedom,” “Femicides are political!” or even “My favorite season is the fall of the patriarchy.” Photo AFP.

UNITED KINGDOM


Thousands of women took to the streets of central London on Saturday for the 19th annual Million Women Rise march, against male violence against women and girls ( Photo by Ellie Macieria-Fielding for The New Feminist)

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