With the theme "Courage for Change", women in dozens of countries around the world today organized many strikes and marches to emphasize the role and rights of the weaker sex.
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| Women's strikes are taking place in more than 40 countries around the world to raise women's voices and rights. Pictured is a women's march in Istanbul, Türkiye, from March 5. Photo: Reuters |
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| Women hold banners reading "We are the future" and "Women's rights are human rights" during a protest in Los Angeles, California, USA. Photo: Reuters |
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| A girl wearing a pink beanie, umbrella and banner, the color of women, stands in the rain listening to speakers at a protest in Los Angeles, California, USA. Photo: Reuters |
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| Girls perform as land and human rights activists gather to celebrate International Women's Day in Phnom Penh, Cambodia yesterday. Photo: Reuters |
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| An American woman poses next to a statue of a young girl on Wall Street in New York. The statue is part of a campaign by State Street to encourage companies to include women in their boards of directors. Photo: Reuters |
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| More than 1,000 women working in childcare in Australia also walked off the job today to protest, demanding the government increase wages. Photo: AAP |
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| Indian students paint their faces and write messages to celebrate Women's Day at a university in Chennai. More than 30 women's organizations in India will participate in the One Billion Rising march in the capital New Delhi today. The movement began five years ago and has spread to more than 200 countries, with women calling for an end to rape and sexual violence. Photo: AFP |
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| Protests against sexual harassment against women also took place in Manila, Philippines. Photo: AP |
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| Mexican activists paint a lamppost pink and a black cross to commemorate missing or murdered women. Photo: Reuters |
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| The Lebanese government building in the capital Beirut turns purple to mark International Women's Day. Photo: Reuters |
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| Rizhsky flower market in Moscow, Russia is packed with shoppers on this holiday. Photo: Reuters |
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| Women honored at China's ongoing parliamentary session pose for a photo outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Photo: Reuters |
According to VNE
