Photo Credit: @davechapman on Twitter
Londoners across the city marched this afternoon for gender equality as part of #March4Women, 100 years since the first women got the vote in the UK.
Recap our live updates here and watch how the march unfolded.
Updates
Proud to join the #March4Women with my daughters & @DaWNLabour women in celebration & gratitude for the suffragettes & suffragists, and for all the change we still need to see #StillMarching #timesupnow #AskHerToStand #5050Parliament pic.twitter.com/cKr816Mgsj
— Helen Hayes (@helenhayes_) 4 March 2018
Trafalgar square is packed! #March4Women #genderequality pic.twitter.com/MtV4KEe5Hu
— RubyWright (@RubyWright99) 4 March 2018
At #March4Women in London – marching for #genderequality and justice with committed colleagues and friends – #IWD2018 @careintuk pic.twitter.com/AwZmWm42fh
— Celine Mias (@CelineMias1) 4 March 2018
I’m marching for the women who suffer in silence. I’m marching to say we will hear you, we are a part of you and each of us must hold our hands out and help one another. I’m marching for the hidden history of women. #March4Women pic.twitter.com/Cpfr6VhYoN
— (((Dawn Butler MP))) (@DawnButlerBrent) 4 March 2018
Standing in solidarity with the struggles faced by all of our sisters – against sexism, racism, transphobia, homophobia, biphobia, Islamophobia, antisemitism and classism ✊️ #march4women pic.twitter.com/5HtHEcbVOa
— Miriam (@mrwtch) 4 March 2018
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has received cheers as he told a crowd at the march – “Unlike the President of the United States, I am a Proud Feminist!”
Many trade unions are taking part in the march this afternoon.
Proud to march with my branch for women’s rights & Equality! @GMBLondonRegion @WKennyGMB @PennyGMB @GMB_Equality @GMB_union @GMBSisters @GMBYoungLondon @Tim_Roache pic.twitter.com/3d5umKIQhB
— Sarah Hurley (@SHEquality) 4 March 2018
Lots of women enjoying the march as they push the battle for equality.
An absolutely AMAZING atmosphere today at #March4Women pic.twitter.com/7ELROkO6bz
— Martha Grekos (@MarthaGrekos) 4 March 2018
Here are some of the latest scenes coming in from Trafalgar Square…
Here we are #TrafalgarSquare filling up #March4Women pic.twitter.com/M3l7pSrzIV
— Simona McKenzie (@signoramac) 4 March 2018
One of my favourite signs is ’empowered women empower women’ #March4Women Kxx pic.twitter.com/Cve2rghtd5
— Kara Bird (@Kaza_Bird) 4 March 2018
People of all ages have been taking part in the march
Yes they can!! #March4Women pic.twitter.com/BLeJIzzq2r
— Martha Grekos (@MarthaGrekos) 4 March 2018
“Today marks 100 years since women successfully fought and won the right to vote and yet still we continue to march for equal rights, equal pay, 5050 TODAY!!! #march4women2018 #march4women #AskHerToStand #5050 #EqualSay #Equalrights #EqualPay #genderpaygap #timesup” pic.twitter.com/UYlG4wdPGi
— Assunta Crolla (@SusieCEO) 4 March 2018
The march has been organised in association with Care International UK
#March4Women pic.twitter.com/HLncrHHzkb
— Srikaran (@ssikaran20) 4 March 2018
Trafalgar Square is starting to get very busy now as more and more marchers pile in.
Deeds not words #March4Women pic.twitter.com/xl84PnP1Hn
— Nuala Morse (@nualamorse) 4 March 2018
After starting the march outside the House of Lords, many participants are starting to arrive at Trafalgar Square.
#March4Women arrives at Trafalgar Square ready to shout about #womensrights pic.twitter.com/SVoe8jr2b6
— Nicola Peckett (@NicolaPeckett) 4 March 2018
Many organisations and celebrities are supporting the march.
Kicking off #March4Women with @sanditoksvig – “We’ve been marching for one hundred years. Now’s the time to put our foot down.” pic.twitter.com/Sn4eSiKfsv
— WomensEqualityUK (@WEP_UK) 4 March 2018
A large number of people are taking part in the march, including London Mayor Sadiq Khan.
.@MayorofLondon and @HelenPankhurst join us today to honour the sacrifices made by the #suffragettes of the past, and those of #genderequality campaigners of today. #March4Women pic.twitter.com/vjTQWkpFdo
— CARE InternationalUK (@careintuk) 4 March 2018
