PHOTOS: International Women’s Day, March 8, 2014
March 8, 2014
An effigy of a woman is carried by activists as they march towards the Malacanang Palace to mark International Women's Day in Manila, Philippines on Saturday, March 8, 2014. The group are blaming Philippine President Benigno Aquino III who they alleged to have neglected women and their families. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) ( Philippines International Womens Day )
People gather to form a woman symbol as they celebrate International Women's Day at Manila's Rizal Park, Philippines on Saturday, March 8, 2014. The organizers hope to bring in 10,000 participants and set a Guinness World Record as the biggest human formation of the woman symbol. The event's official recorded participants has yet to be announced. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) ( Philippines International Womens Day )
Daily wage laborer Jina Boro, 35, hangs rubber sheets to dry at a rubber farm in Hatikhuli village, about 35 kilometers (22 miles) east of Gauhati, India, Friday, March 7, 2014. International Women's Day will be marked on March 8. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath) ( India International Womens Day )
An Indian Muslim girl performs martial arts during a function to mark International Women’s Day at a school in Hyderabad, India, Friday, March 7, 2014. International Women's Day will be marked on March 8. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.) ( APTOPIX India International Womens Day )
U.S. forces in Afghanistan, part of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), celebrate during a gathering marking International Women's Day in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, March 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul) ( Afghanistan Women Day )
An Afghanistan national powerlifting team member takes part in an event to mark International Women's Day in Kabul on March 8, 2014. In Kabul and major cities in Afghanistan, enormous progress has been made in women's rights since the 2001 US-led invasion brought down the Taliban regime that banned girls from going to school and women from working. But in remote areas where the traditional patriarchal system is very much the norm, life for most women has barely improved at all. (SHAH MARAI/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527868762 )
Police officers hand out long-stemmed yellow roses to school girls during festivities commemorating International Women's Day at a public school in Bogota, Colombia, Friday, March 7, 2014. The United Nations global event that celebrates women is observed annually on March 8. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara) ( Colombia Daily Life )
Turkish women clash with riot policemen as they march towards Taksim square as part of the "International Women's Day" on March 8, 2014, in Istanbul. (OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527877437 )
Afghan street artists paint a mural as part of an event to mark International Women's Day in Kabul on March 8, 2014. In Kabul and major cities in Afghanistan, enormous progress has been made in women's rights since the 2001 US-led invasion brought down the Taliban regime that banned girls from going to school and women from working. But in remote areas where the traditional patriarchal system is very much the norm, life for most women has barely improved at all. (SHAH MARAI/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527868860 )
Policewomen from the Haitian National Police prepare to participate in an activity with policewomen from MINUSTAH Police to celebrate International Women's Day in Port-au-Prince on March 8, 2014. (HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527878939 )
The mother of Roula Yacoub, whom her family said was killed by the daughter's husband last year, carries a picture of her daughter and grandchildren while taking part in a rally making International Woman's Day demanding that parliament approves a law that protects women from domestic violence in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, March 8, 2014. Although Lebanon appears very progressive on women rights compared to other countries in the Middle East, domestic violence remains an unspoken problem and the nation’s parliament has yet to vote on a bill protecting women’s rights nearly three years after it was approved by the Cabinet. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein) ( Mideast Lebanon Domestic Violence )
An Indian woman laborer works at a brick factory on International Women's Day on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Saturday, March 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Channi Anand) ( India International Womens Day )
In this Friday, March 7, 2014 photo, a Nepalese woman works at a stone quarry on the eve of International Women’s Day in Katmandu, Nepal. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha) ( Nepal International Womens Day )
Afghan women chat at a cemetery in the center of Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, March 7, 2014. On the eve of the International Women's Day 2014, Afghanistan has been named 'the worst place in the world to be a woman.' (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus) ( Afghanistan Daily Life )
A woman lifts a sack of garbage at Benowo landfill on March 7, 2014 in Surabaya, Indonesia. These women work at the landfill site everyday earning an average of USD $2. Millions of Indonesian women are currently living below the poverty line. According to the Indonesia Central Bureau of Statistics in March 2013, the number of poor in Indonesia reached 28.07 million people, and 70 % of them are women. Tomorrow, around the world, International Women's day is observed, celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images) ( 477105681 )
A woman sits in the middle of a pile of garbage on March 7, 2014 in Surabaya, Indonesia. These women work at the landfill site everyday earning an average of USD $2. Millions of Indonesian women are currently living below the poverty line. According to the Indonesia Central Bureau of Statistics in March 2013, the number of poor in Indonesia reached 28.07 million people, and 70 % of them are women. Tomorrow, around the world, International Women's day is observed, celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images) ( 477105721 )
A Palestinian woman throws a stone towards Israeli troops at Qalandia checkpoint between Jerusalem and the West Bank city of Ramallah, Saturday, March 8, 2014. Palestinian women marked International Women's Day by marching to the checkpoint where clashes broke out with Israeli troops. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed) ( Mideast Israel Palestinians International Women Day )
An Indian Muslim girl, whose hands decorated with henna performs martial arts during a function to mark International Women’s Day at a school in Hyderabad, India, Friday, March 7, 2014. International Women's Day will be marked on March 8. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.) ( India International Womens Day )
A couple pose for a picture parodying the "We can do it" American propaganda poster during a march in central Ankara as part of the "International Women's Day", on March 8, 2014. The "International Women's Day" dates back to the beginning of the 20th Century and has been observed by the United Nations since 1975. (ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527870796 )
A Myanmarese refugee woman covers her mouth with a black cloth and participates in a protest on International Women's Day in New Delhi, India Saturday, March 8, 2014. Myanmarese in Delhi alleged their government used forms of violence against women as weapons of war and demanded an end to it. They also urged India for protection from sexual violence, healthcare and education for their children in India. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal) ( India Myanmar International Womens Day )
Women activists break a mural as they march near the Malacanang Palace to mark International Women's Day in Manila, Philippines on Saturday, March 8, 2014. The group are blaming Philippine President Benigno Aquino III who they alleged to have neglected women and their families. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) ( Philippines International Womens Day )
A female activist with a child takes part in a march to commemorate International Women's Day on March 8, 2014 in Manila, Philippines. Today, around the world, International Women's day is observed, celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. Some women's groups marked the occasion by holding a protest march against the Aquino administration, who they hold responsible for the corruption and poverty that the country suffers. (Photo by Dondi Tawatao/Getty Images) ( 477252363 )
In this Friday, March 7, 2014 photo, a Nepalese woman holds her child while working in a brick factory on the eve of International Women’s Day in Katmandu, Nepal. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha) ( Nepal International Womens Day )
A sand sculpture bearing portraits of women including Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, made by sand artist Sudersan Pattnaik, is pictured at at Puri beach, some 65 kilometers away from Bhubaneswar on March 7, 2014, on the eve of International Women's Day. The United Nations says only 40 percent of adult women are literate, and they are frequently the victims of violence and abuse. International Women's Day is marked on March 8 every year. (ASIT KUMAR/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527844060 )
A burqa-clad shopper looks at a headscarf at a women's handicraft exhibition to mark International Women's Day in Herat province on March 8, 2014. International Women's Day (IWD), originally called International Working Women's Day, is a global day observed annually on March 8, celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. (Aref Karimi/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527867859 )
A female karate exponent demonstrates her skills during International Women's Day in Amritsar on March 8, 2014. International Women's Day (IWD), originally called International Working Women's Day is a global day annually on March 8, celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. (NARINDER NANU/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527869855 )
A woman activist carries an effigy of Philippine President Benigno Aquino III during a rally to mark International Women's Day in Manila, Philippines on Saturday, March 8, 2014. The group are blaming President Aquino who they alleged to have neglected women and their families. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) ( Philippines International Womens Day )
A group of college girls perform a street play on violence against women, to mark International Women's Day in New Delhi, India, Saturday, March 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal) ( India International Womens Day )
A woman sits in a van from which a flag hangs that reads in Spanish "Legal Abortion", during a rally in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, March 7, 2014. Supporters of different organizations marched one day ahead of the International Women's Day, from Congress to the government house demanding more rights for women. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) ( Argentina Women's Day )
An Indian Muslim child holds a placard and participate in a rally to mark International Women’s Day at a school in Hyderabad, India, Friday, March 7, 2014. International Women's Day will be marked on March 8. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.) ( India International Womens Day )
Afghan guests look on as unseen President Hamid Karzai speaks during an event to mark International Women's Day at the Amani High School in Kabul on March 8, 2014. International Women's Day (IWD), originally called International Working Women's Day, is a global day observed annually on March 8, celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. (WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527864913 )
A woman gestures during a demonstration in Barcelona to mark the International Women's Day on March 8, 2014. The annual women's rights day drew particular attention this year with women's rights groups defending their labour rights as the Spain struggles with a 26-percent unemployment rate despite technically exiting recession last year. (LLUIS GENE/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527876350 )
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