• People take part in a Million Women Rise march outside Charing Cross Police Station in central London, before International Women's Day, to protest over violence against women, racism and misogyny. PA
    People take part in a Million Women Rise march outside Charing Cross Police Station in central London, before International Women's Day, to protest over violence against women, racism and misogyny. PA
  • A staff member applies coloured powder to a rangoli (traditional floor decoration) outside a restaurant in New Delhi. AFP
    A staff member applies coloured powder to a rangoli (traditional floor decoration) outside a restaurant in New Delhi. AFP
  • Protesters during a march to mark International Women's Day in Manila, Philippines. The protesters urged warring nations to look into problems caused globally by the latest Russia-Ukraine war. EPA
    Protesters during a march to mark International Women's Day in Manila, Philippines. The protesters urged warring nations to look into problems caused globally by the latest Russia-Ukraine war. EPA
  • Ultra-Orthodox Jewish women wear masks during a rally to denounce sexual harassment in the Haredi community in Israel, in the ultra-Orthodox district of Ramat Shlomo near Jerusalem. EPA
    Ultra-Orthodox Jewish women wear masks during a rally to denounce sexual harassment in the Haredi community in Israel, in the ultra-Orthodox district of Ramat Shlomo near Jerusalem. EPA
  • Members of the conservative activist group Manif pour Tous, or "Protest for Everyone", stage a demonstration against surrogacy near the Eiffel Tower in Paris. AFP
    Members of the conservative activist group Manif pour Tous, or "Protest for Everyone", stage a demonstration against surrogacy near the Eiffel Tower in Paris. AFP
  • Women attend a rally marking the International Women's Day in Istanbul, Turkey. According to the 'We'll Stop Femicide' social platform, 417 women were killed through gender-based violence and hundreds were assaulted by men in 2021, in Turkey. EPA
    Women attend a rally marking the International Women's Day in Istanbul, Turkey. According to the 'We'll Stop Femicide' social platform, 417 women were killed through gender-based violence and hundreds were assaulted by men in 2021, in Turkey. EPA
  • Activists set up a work of art made from red fabric, titled 'Blood of My Blood', made to bring attention to the killing of women, in the main square of Zapopan, Mexico. EPA
    Activists set up a work of art made from red fabric, titled 'Blood of My Blood', made to bring attention to the killing of women, in the main square of Zapopan, Mexico. EPA
  • Colombian TV journalist Catalina Gomez, working for France 24, comforts and checks the welfare of a female refugee who has just arrived by train from Ukraine in Zahony, Hungary. Getty Images
    Colombian TV journalist Catalina Gomez, working for France 24, comforts and checks the welfare of a female refugee who has just arrived by train from Ukraine in Zahony, Hungary. Getty Images
  • An activist performs the Chilean feminist protest anthem 'Un violador en tu camino', meaning 'A rapist in your path', in Santiago, Chile. Reuters
    An activist performs the Chilean feminist protest anthem 'Un violador en tu camino', meaning 'A rapist in your path', in Santiago, Chile. Reuters
  • An Acehnese woman works in a swamp area as oyster hunter in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. The UN has made 'gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow' the main theme for International Women's Day 2022 to recognise women and girls who are playing a leading role in the fight against climate change and to honour their contributions to a sustainable future. EPA
    An Acehnese woman works in a swamp area as oyster hunter in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. The UN has made 'gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow' the main theme for International Women's Day 2022 to recognise women and girls who are playing a leading role in the fight against climate change and to honour their contributions to a sustainable future. EPA
  • A female mechanic teaches students about car engines, as part of the Underprivileged Children's Educational Programmes, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal. AFP
    A female mechanic teaches students about car engines, as part of the Underprivileged Children's Educational Programmes, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal. AFP
  • Commuters in a suburban train take part in a yoga session held to mark the International Women's Day in Mumbai, India. AP Photo
    Commuters in a suburban train take part in a yoga session held to mark the International Women's Day in Mumbai, India. AP Photo

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The world marks International Women's Day - in pictures

From India to the US, women and men rally to commemorate the annual event

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