Under the theme "Courage to Change," women in dozens of countries around the world are holding strikes and marches today to highlight the role and rights of women.
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| Women's strikes are taking place in more than 40 countries worldwide with the aim of raising women's voices and rights. The photo shows a women's march in Istanbul, Türkiye, which began on March 5th. Photo: Reuters |
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| Women hold signs 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 young girl, prominently wearing a woolen hat, carrying an umbrella, and holding a pink banner—a color symbolizing femininity—stands listening to speakers in the rain at a protest in Los Angeles, California, USA. Photo: Reuters |
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| Young girls perform as land rights and human rights activists gather to commemorate 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 little girl on Wall Street in New York. The statue is part of a campaign by State Street to encourage companies to place women in leadership positions. Photo: Reuters |
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| More than 1,000 women working as childcare providers in Australia also took time off work today to protest, demanding a pay raise from the government. Photo: AAP |
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| Indian students painted their faces and wrote messages celebrating International Women's Day at a university in Chennai. More than 30 women's organizations across India will participate in the One Billion Rising march in New Delhi today. The movement, which began five years ago, has spread to over 200 countries, with women coming together to call for an end to rape and sexual violence. Photo: AFP |
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| Protests against sexual harassment of women also took place in Manila, Philippines. Photo: AP |
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| Mexican activists painted a lamppost pink and a black cross on it to commemorate women who went missing or were murdered. Photo: Reuters |
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| The Lebanese government building in Beirut was painted purple to celebrate International Women's Day. Photo: Reuters |
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| The Rizhsky flower market in Moscow, Russia, was 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
