Hundreds March For Women's Rights in Kyiv

Several hundred people marched across central Kyiv for gender equality today as part of International Women’s Day, which is marked across the world on March 8.

Photo credit: Nataliya Gumenyuk/HROMADSKE

Participants of the march, titled "Tolerate no more," chanted "freedom, equality, women's solidarity" as they made their way across the city centre.

Photo credit: Nataliya Gumenyuk/HROMADSKE

According to a Hromadske journalist, the event was held to remind the public that March 8 is a day to fight for women's rights and gender equality.

Photo credit: Nataliya Gumenyuk/HROMADSKE

A similar event was also taking place in Kharkiv.

However, not everyone who rallied in Kyiv today stood in solidarity with the gender equality message. A small group had gathered in front of St. Michael's Cathedral, holding anti-feminism signs in protest of the march.

The march follows UN Women’s #HeForShe movement launching a series of cultural events in Kyiv on March 7 to progress the fight for gender equality in Ukraine.

/By Natalie Vikhrov