In Photos: Fighting for Women’s Equality

Barcelona, Spain

Women argue with Catalonian regional police officers as they try to close access to the Gran Via street in Barcelona. They are participants in the first national strike to combat wage inequality and gender violence in Spain.
Photograph: Quique Garcia/EPA

Madrid, Spain

Women during a “pans meeting” at the Puerta del Sol as part of the feminist strike called by the 8M Commission, an umbrella group of feminist organisations. ‘If we stop, the world stops’ is their slogan.
Photograph: Juanjo Martin/EPA