International Women’s Day was held in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on March 8 under the theme: “Accelerate Action for Gender Equality.”

“For women from Burma, we continue our theme, which is Our Sarong, Our Flag, and Our Victory,” said Nang Moet Moet, the general secretary at the Women’s League of Burma (WLB). “We are not only celebrating the achievements of the women’s movement, but as women from Burma we are challenging patriarchy.”

The rally and march began at Chiang Mai’s Tha Phae Gate and ended at the Three Kings Monument. Several Myanmar and Thai women’s groups participated, all united in the goal of demanding gender equality.

“This kind of march reminds us of intersectional feminism, which plays a key role in our feminism today,” said Thinzar Shunlei Yi, an executive member at Sisters 2 Sisters, a Myanmar women’s rights group.