Women have taken to the streets of cities across Brussels, Athens, Belgrade and elsewhere to mark International Women’s Day with demands for ending inequality and gender-based violence.

From Athens to Madrid, Paris, Munich, Zurich and Belgrade and in many more cities across Europe, women marched to mark International Women’s Day.

Women around the world have been marking International Women’s Day. March 8 sees rallies and protests take place in major cities as women call for gender equality and reproductive rights, and an end to violence and abuse. Here are some of the key images from around the globe: