Emily Lines of Democrats Abroad at the Women's Day march in Berlin. Photo: Emma Anderson/The LocalSeveral thousand protesters gathered in Berlin and other German cities to march on International Women's Day on Wednesday, with Donald Trump's presidency being a recurring theme. Police told The Local that in Berlin alone, several thousand people gathered at Hermannplatz in the diverse Neukölln district. "I think that this is especially important in Germany, because Germany is meant to be emancipated, or thinks that it is more emancipated than other countries, and it's actually not like that. When adjusted for comparable qualifications and positions, women in Germany made 7 percent less per hour than men in 2010.

Source: The Local March 09, 2017 09:45 UTC