International Women's Day 2018

Madrid, Spain
Congress of Deputies building is illuminated to mark International Women's Day on March 8.
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Shenyang, China
Women play with a ball on a snow-covered field on March 8.
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Dhaka, Bangladesh
A group of women wearing masks take part in a rally, demanding safer lives for women in the country as well as an improvement in their social conditions, on March 8.
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Manila, Philippines
A women's rights activist displays a placard on March 8.
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Seoul, South Korea
Flowers are placed in front of placards during a protest as a part of the #MeToo movement on March 8.
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London, England
Messages are projected onto the Houses of Parliament on March 8.
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Portugalete, Spain
Protesters hold up gloves while taking part in a strike for women's rights on March 8.
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Moscow, Russia
Women selling flowers and other materials for International Women's Day at the Rizhsky Flower Market on March 7.
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Gaza City
Palestinian women take part in a rally in front of the headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), on March 7.
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Bhubaneswar, India

A sand sculpture by sand artist Manas Sahoo seen at the beach on March 7.

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Paris, France

Mattel launches a collection of Barbie dolls honoring global role models on March 7.

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Gurugram, India

Newly recruited women pilots share a light moment with each other on the eve of Women's Day at SpiceJet Training Academy on March 7.

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Thane, India

Indian acid attack survivors pose during a fashion show as part of a campaign to spread the message 'Stop Acid Sale' ahead of International Women's Day, on March 7.

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Samara, Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) poses for a picture with workers of Samara bakery and confectionery complex on the eve of International Women's Day on March 7.

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Vancouver, Canada

Female staff members of the Vancouver Canucks pose for a group photo honoring International Women's Day in the ice hockey team's dressing room before the NHL game against the Arizona Coyotes on March 7.

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Paris, France

French Culture Minister Françoise Nyssen (2nd-R), Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo (2nd L) and members of several women's rights associations hold a banner reading "Maintenant On Agit" ("Now We Act") on the eve of International Women's Day on March 7.

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Ciudad Juárez, Mexico

A woman places names of missing girls at a memorial with a message that reads "Not One More," marking the women who have gone missing or found dead, during a protest to mark International Women's Day at Paso del Norte international border crossing on March 7.