New Yorkers of all ages and backgrounds marked International Women’s Day with a march from Washington Square Park to Union Square Park on March 8. The event featured speakers from women and queer organizations and emphasized renewed calls for equality. 

 

This year’s motto, “Unite and Resist,” calls on participants to continue fighting within their communities to push against what they describe as “fascism and the takeover of our freedoms.”

 

The Women’s March was started in 2017 following the first election of President Donald Trump, and organized the largest single day protest in American history.

 

International Women’s Day is a global holiday which has been celebrated since 1911 in honor of women’s achievements and to call for gender equity. In the U.S., March is Women’s History Month and has been celebrated annually since 1987.

 

Two women attendees hold signs during the International Women’s Day: Unite and Resist march at Washington Square Park on March 8, 2025. (Credit: Sandra Sadek)

Two women attendees hold signs during the International Women’s Day: Unite and Resist march at Washington Square Park on March 8, 2025. (Credit: Sandra Sadek)

 

A woman sells “Still Not My President” flags and pins to attendees at the International Women’s Day: Unite and Resist march in Washington Square Park, March 8, 2025. (Credit: Sandra Sadek)

A woman sells “Still Not My President” flags and pins to attendees at the International Women’s Day: Unite and Resist march in Washington Square Park, March 8, 2025. (Credit: Sandra Sadek)

 

A woman holds a sign during the International Women’s Day: Unite and Resist march at Washington Square Park on March 8, 2025. (Credit: Sandra Sadek)

A woman holds a sign during the International Women’s Day: Unite and Resist march at Washington Square Park on March 8, 2025. (Credit: Sandra Sadek)

 

Pins with calls to action and political messages adorn the pink hat of an attendee at the International Women’s Day: Unite and Resist march at Washington Square Park, on March 8, 2025. (Credit: Sandra Sadek)

Pins with calls to action and political messages adorn the pink hat of an attendee at the International Women’s Day: Unite and Resist march at Washington Square Park, on March 8, 2025. (Credit: Sandra Sadek)

 

Participants at the International Women’s Day: Unite and Resist march came with homemade signs and banners. (Credit: Sandra Sadek)

Participants at the International Women’s Day: Unite and Resist march came with homemade signs and banners. (Credit: Sandra Sadek)

 

Participants at the International Women’s Day: Unite and Resist march came with homemade signs and banners. (Credit: Sandra Sadek)

Participants at the International Women’s Day: Unite and Resist march came with homemade signs and banners. (Credit: Sandra Sadek)

 

A demonstrator throws up an American flag during the International Women’s Day: Unite and Resist march in Washington Square Park on March 8, 2025. (Credit: Sandra Sadek)

A demonstrator throws up an American flag during the International Women’s Day: Unite and Resist march in Washington Square Park on March 8, 2025. (Credit: Sandra Sadek)

 

An attendee at the International Women’s Day: Unite and Resist march shows off the pins on her hat on March 8, 2025 at Washington Square Park. (Credit: Sandra Sadek)

An attendee at the International Women’s Day: Unite and Resist march shows off the pins on her hat on March 8, 2025 at Washington Square Park. (Credit: Sandra Sadek)

 

A mother and daughter pose for a portrait during the International Women’s Day: Unite and Resist march on its way to Union Square Park, March 8, 2025. (Credit: Sandra Sadek)

A mother and daughter pose for a portrait during the International Women’s Day: Unite and Resist march on its way to Union Square Park, March 8, 2025. (Credit: Sandra Sadek)

 

Organizers of the International Women’s Day: Unite and Resist march lead chants while marching to Union Square, March 8, 2025. (Credit: Sandra Sadek)

Organizers of the International Women’s Day: Unite and Resist march lead chants while marching to Union Square, March 8, 2025. (Credit: Sandra Sadek)

 

A participant at the International Women’s Day: Unite and Resist march throws two peace signs as demonstrators walk by at Union Square Park on March 8, 2025. (Credit: Sandra Sadek)

A participant at the International Women’s Day: Unite and Resist march throws two peace signs as demonstrators walk by at Union Square Park on March 8, 2025. (Credit: Sandra Sadek)

 

Demonstrators gather at Union Square Park after marching from Washington Square Park with banners and signs to mark International Women’s Day on March 8, 2025. (Credit: Sandra Sadek)

Demonstrators gather at Union Square Park after marching from Washington Square Park with banners and signs to mark International Women’s Day on March 8, 2025. (Credit: Sandra Sadek)

 

A woman lays down flowers in the shape of a uterus on the steps of Union Square Park during the International Women’s Day: Unite and Resist march, on March 8, 2025. (Credit: Sandra Sadek)

A woman lays down flowers in the shape of a uterus on the steps of Union Square Park during the International Women’s Day: Unite and Resist march, on March 8, 2025. (Credit: Sandra Sadek)

 

A woman holds signs during the International Women’s Day: Unite and Resist march on March 8, 2025. (Credit: Sandra Sadek)

A woman holds signs during the International Women’s Day: Unite and Resist march on March 8, 2025. (Credit: Sandra Sadek)

 

A demonstrator dressed as President Donald Trump holds a sign during the International Women’s Day: Unite and Resist march at Union Square Park, March 8, 2025. (Credit: Sandra Sadek)

A demonstrator dressed as President Donald Trump holds a sign during the International Women’s Day: Unite and Resist march at Union Square Park, March 8, 2025. (Credit: Sandra Sadek)