A day after his inauguration, women around the world march to protest at Donald Trump's election.
- Officials in Washington say up to half a million demonstrators joined the Women's March there on Saturday
- Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson, who campaigned for Barack Obama, was one of the famous faces at the Washington demo
- In New York, one woman took inspiration from Mary Poppins
- Hundreds of marches were held worldwide. The protests, like this one in London, called for greater inclusivity and respect for women's rights
- In Macau, China, even the youngest were encouraged to take part, however aware they were of politics
- Organisers said they wanted to encourage a global movement for women's rights - this woman joined a march in Berlin
- In Sydney, Australia, protesters took to the skies
- A London protester delivers a lesson in British slang
- A rally for equal rights began at this restaurant in Bangkok
- Thousands of people marched in Sydney's Hyde Park - much of the focus was on Mr Trump's recorded comments that he had grabbed women by their genitalia
- A woman waits for the start of the #IWillGoOut rally in Delhi, organised to show solidarity to the Washington marchers
- The "pussyhats", seen here in Melbourne, Australia, have become a symbol of the movement
- Mr Trump's reference to rival Hillary Clinton as "a nasty woman" in their final debate was remembered in Melbourne
- Young Dora launched an alternative campaign for president, a few years early, in Sydney
- President Obama may have been out of office for only one day, but it was enough for this woman to express her loss in London
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