Latin American cities ready for massive Women's Day marches

From Buenos Aires to Mexico City, women across Latin America's biggest citi...

FILE PHOTO: Women take part in a march to mark International Women's Day in Lima, Peru March 7, 2020. REUTERS/Angela Ponce

As Women’s Day events unfold worldwide, the Latin American marches are set against a backdrop of broader social unrest in the region. “I’m going to march for each and every woman in this country, for the dead and the living, for the victims of violence,” said Carmen Rojas, 52, in Mexico City. “We have to raise our voices.”

In recent days, Chilean senators approved a bill aimed at giving women an equal voice in drafting a new constitution, while the president strengthened punishment for femicide, or the murder of women because of their gender.

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