International Women’s Day around the world
Women across the globe observed International Women’s Day, a day that commemorates the movement for women’s rights, on March 8.
- A woman with the female gender pictogram made up on her face attends a demonstration as part of the 40th International Women’s Day on March 8, 2017 in Marseille. (ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP/Getty Images)
- Women chant slogans during the “Ni Una Menos” march for International Women’s Day, outside the Argentine Congress in Buenos Aires on March 8, 2017. (JUAN MABROMATA/AFP/Getty Images)
- A woman holds an umbrella during a demonstration for the International Women’s Day in Paris on March 8, 2017. (GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images)
- A woman raises the fist during a demonstration for the International Women’s Day in Paris on March 8, 2017. (GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images)
- A woman holding a placard stands in front of the parliament building in Athens, during a demonstration for women’s rights on March 8, 2017, marking the 40th International Women’s Day. (ELEFTHERIOS ELIS/AFP/Getty Images)
- Young Indian women wear traditional Punjabi dress as they perform the ‘Giddha’ dance during celebrations on the occasion of an International Women’s Day function in Amritsar on March 8, 2017. (NARINDER NANU/AFP/Getty Images)
- A woman holds a poster by US artist Shepard Ferey and reading “We the people, defend dignity” as Kosovo feminist supporters take part in a rally for gender equality and against violence towards women to mark the International Women’s Day in Pristina on March 8, 2017. (ARMEND NIMANI/AFP/Getty Images)
- Palestinian girls walk holding hands at sunset on the beach in Gaza City as people around the world mark International Women’s Day on March 8, 2017. (MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images)
- Police women holding truncheons stand guard as women’s group Gabriela hold a rally to celebrate International Women’s Day near the US embassy in Manila on March 8, 2017. (TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images)
- Women flash victory signs during a demonstration as part of International Women’s Day on March 8, 2017 in Diyarbakir. (ILYAS AKENGIN/AFP/Getty Images)
- A woman makes a heart sign with her hands as people hold signs reading “no” as they march down Istiklal Avenue during a feminist night march to mark International Women’s Day in Istanbul on March 8, 2017. (BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images)
- People hold up letters reading “No” as they march down Istiklal Avenue during a feminist night march to mark International Women’s Day in Istanbul on March 8, 2017. (OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images)
- People hold a neon sign reading “Together, stronger” as they march down Istiklal Avenue during a feminist night march to mark International Women’s Day in Istanbul on March 8, 2017. (OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images)
- A woman carries a sign during a march as part of International Women’s Day. (SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images)
- A woman dressed as Statue of Liberty reacts as she takes part during an International Women’s Strike Rally in Washington square park on March 8, 2017 in New York City. (KENA BETANCUR/AFP/Getty Images)
- Activists protest the Trump administration and rally for women’s rights during a march to honor International Woman’s Day on March 8, 2017 in Washington, DC. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)