Organizers say International Women’s Day in Chile brought 2 million women to the streets in the capital. 

In searing heat, women chanted the anti-rape anthem, "A Rapist in your Path", as they marched through Santiago, Chile. The song has gone viral since a Chilean collective first performed it last November. 

“We women have always been strong,” says Pia, a demonstrator. "The thing is that men have not wanted to recognize this. But today the march is for all of us, so we are heard once and for all.”

An end to gender violence and economic and social inequality, as well as legalizing abortion are just some of the demands as many organizations marched under the umbrella of the 8th of March Feminist Coordinator.

“What we have realized is that we need to connect struggles that were divided over the years into one common struggle,” Alondra Carillo, spokeswoman for 8M Feminist Coordinator told CGTN. "We have called this the feminist struggle against the insecurity of life.”

The march took place in the context of the worst social unrest Chile has seen in decades. Protests began last October over a hike in metro fares. More than two dozen people have been killed, with thousands injured, including hundreds of protesters left with serious eye injuries from rubber pellets fired by police.

“This social uprising has many aspects,” says Yanka Millapan, of the Mapuche Women’s Network. "It is in part about education, as well as pensions, health and underlying all of this is insecurity of life. That is the concept. People do not have a dignified life.”

This was the first major demonstration of the year and the first of a number of marches called for this month as the protests in Chile pick up once again. 

It comes ahead of what is a historic vote in April when Chile will decide whether to re-write its constitution -- a document these marchers say should include them.