The Iron Butterflies..!!!

Never underestimate the Power of a Woman — Even it is 01 or 100..!!!

In this 21st century still we live in a world where women are still underrepresented in electoral system and politics, which means they have to fight twice as hard for their voices to be heard. However, when it comes to grassroots political movements, women are there, making sure they are seen and heard. From American women gathering in Washington DC to protest police brutality to Pakistani women flooding the streets to speak out against oppressive security crackdowns, these women are a force to be reckoned with.

In honour of International Women’s Day on March 8th, ZOOM had rounded up some gorgeous, emotional and powerful photos of women organising and protesting all over the world from the last 25 years.

An anti government protester flashes a victory sign during the clashes between protesters and riot police on Taksim square in Istanbul calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on June 22, 2013.

BJP Mahila Morcha protest outside Delhi Chief Minister residence against failure of Delhi Government on October 8, 2013 in New Delhi, India.

Indian policemen and activists from the Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) clash during a demonstration to protest against the government’s drive to evict settlers on government land in Guwahati on June 22, 2011.

A policewoman tries to stop a member of the All India Mahila Congress, the women's wing of the Congress party, who was trying to cross over a barricade, during a protest against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, July 21, 2015. 

A woman around 50s, was seriously injured after she was showered in glass during the peaceful Irish Water protest in Swords, Dublin, April 2015.

Pregnant women cross a road as they parade on a protest at central Minsk, Belarus on August 30, 2015. 

A demonstrator kisses a riot police officer during a protest against the high-speed train (TAV in Italian) line between Lyon and Turin cutting through the French-Italian Alps on 16 Nov 2013. 

A woman held as injured in tear gas shells and water cannons during the clash against killing of 15 years old boy Berkin Elvan, who get killed in clash between riot police and anti government protesters in Istanbul Turkey on March 12, 2014.

Indian police officers detain Members of the Tibetan Youth Congress during a protest, on the eve of G20 summit in France , outside the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi on November 2, 2011.

Policemen detain a topless Femen activist after she jumped in front of the car carrying former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn (not seen) upon his arrival for his trial in Lille, northern France, on February 10, 2015.

A Turkish riot policeman sprays tear gas as people protest against the destruction of trees in a park brought about by a pedestrian project, in Taksim Square in central Istanbul, Turkey, on May 28, 2013.

Indian policemen restrain a Tibetan woman during a demonstration at the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi on March 12, 2008 on the occasion of the Tibetan Women’s Uprising Day.

An animal rights activist, wrapped in packaging labelled “Carne Humana” (Human Meat), participates in a protest against meat consumption to promote vegetarianism in central Barcelona, in Spain, May 22, 2016. 

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) is attacked by an activist of the Ukrainian women rights group 'Femen' as German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) looks on during their visit of the industrial exhibition 'Hannover Messe' in Hannover, Germany.

Polish women take part in a Breastfeeding Is Not Obscene protest in Warsaw’s subway on June 15, 2011 in reaction to a ban imposed by city officials on public breastfeeding.

Semi naked activists from the Ukrainian female rights group FEMEN protest in front of the Saudi Arabian embassy against a ban on driving cars for women in Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, June 16, 2010. 

A woman listens to a rally with her mouth taped shut during the “Justice For All” march December 13, 2014 in Washington, DC against white police brutality against black in USA.

One of the animal rights protection activists laying on streets of Pampilona during the protest against San Fermilion Bull run in Spain on 05 July 2015.

A Femen activist, Sarah Constantin, is hanged from a noose like rope from a Paris bridge to call attention to the large number of executions in Iran as she stages a protest against visiting Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in Paris, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016.

Naked women protesters shout slogans against the alleged rape, torture and murder of Thangjam Manorama by paramilitary soldiers in Imphal, capital of northeastern Indian state of Manipur, Thursday, July 15, 2004. In a highly unusual protest, some 40 women stripped naked and staged an angry demonstration outside the Assam Rifles base to protest the death in custody of 32-year old Manorama.

Ethnic Uygur women grab a riot policemen as they protest in Urumqi in China’s far west Xinjiang province on July 7, 2009. 1000s of Police force were deployed and they fired clouds of acrid tear gas to disperse thousands of Han Chinese protesters armed with makeshift weapons.

A woman throws eggs at riot police during a farmers demonstration in Brussels on Monday, Sept. 7, 2015. European dairy farmers demonstrated in Brussels on Monday to protest against what they believe are unfair prices on their dairy products.

Women protesting against increasing number of rapes in Rio de Jenerio - Brazil on 31 March 2016.

Protesters hold carnations in their mouths in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, 06 October 2011, during the Romanian version of the Slut Walk march. The Slut Walk, a protest against harassment of women initiated by the outfits they wear or their behavior in public, was the first of it's kind in Romania, a country where it is still quite widely believed that sexual aggression victims bear at least some responsibility for being targeted.

One of several demonstrators is taken into custody by police after refusing to leave a Bank of America branch in downtown Los Angeles, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011.

An exile Tibetan woman cries out as she scuffles with Indian police outside the United Nations Information Center at a protest seeking U.N. intervention in the Tibet issue in New Delhi, India, Monday, 24 October 2011. The protest was held to express solidarity with the plight of people in Tibet who set themselves on fire in protest against Chinese rule. 

The "The Girl in The Blue Bra,” a protester beaten by Egyptian police during clashes in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Saturday December 17, has become a symbol of resistance, though no one is sure of her identity.

Activists of the Women's Movement 'FEMEN' performs and shout anti-Lukashenko slogans protesting against his politics in Belarus during a rally at Independence square in Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday, 11 May 2012.

Animal rights PETA France campaigners dressed as zombi) stage a horror show near a steak house restaurant to protest against meat consumption, on October 31, 2011 in Paris with placards read : 'Eat Grains, not Brains' and 'Flesh is for Zombies'.

Iranian opposition members hold an old Iranian flag as they protest against the regime in their country, asking the release of jailed dissidents and union members, in Ankara, Turkey, on 05 November 2011.

Demonstrators sitting and holding a sign during a protest against bullfighting in Lima, Peru, Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011.Peru hosts the oldest bullring in the Americas, the Plaza de Acho, inaugurated in 1766 under the ruling of Viceroy Manuel de Amat y Juniet, where every year bullfighters compete for the renown 'Escapulario de Oro' or 'Golden Scapular', one of the most important bullfighting trophies worldwide.

University students with their necks painted protest at Bolivar square in Bogota, Colombia, Thursday Nov. 3, 2011. Their signs read in Spanish "We have the right to be outraged," left, and "Excellent education and for all!!" Students are protesting education reforms planned by the government that propose private funding for public institutions.

A policeman kicks a woman during a demonstration with a group of the main opposition Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) demonstrators, 30 June 2006 in Kinshasa, Congo.

Women bearing provocative words on their bodies take part in a “Slut Walk” in London on September 22, 2012 to protest against the police and courts’ denial of justice for rape victims.

Survivors of the Bhopal gas tragedy, the world's worst industrial disaster in India, along with other supporters shout slogans during a protest against a sponsorship deal with Dow Chemicals for the 2012 Olympics, in Bhopal, India, Friday, 02 December 2011.

Women toss their bras during the 5th Pink Bra Spring and Bra Toss and help Push Up the Fight Against Breast Cancer at the Trocadero Square near the Eiffel Tower in Paris.


DISCLAIMER: The entire photographs in this project are copyright protected by various news and media agencies. Commercial usage and distribution of these photographs are strictly restricted. In ZOOM these photographs are collected not for any commercial purpose and this is only a personal collection of some good photography projects.